Tuesday, 11th November, 2003

SCOTLAND UNITED FOR INDEPENDENCE: THE CASE FOR A SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE CONVENTION BY ALEX NEIL MSP NOVEMBER 2003 CONTENTS 1.Introduction 2.The Political Context for an Independ . . .

Saturday, 27th September, 2003

Delegates, I am a reasonable man. And I know the people of Scotland are reasonable people. And that is why through passion, but also through reason, through winning the arguments, through . . .

Friday, 26th September, 2003

Scottish National Party leader John Swinney has issued a plea for unity in his address to the party's conference. Mr Swinney warned delegates in Inverness that the party would never win independence f . . .

Thursday, 25th September, 2003

ADDRESS BY SNP WESTMINSTER LEADER MR ALEX SALMOND MP TO SNP ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, INVERNESS 2003, THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER FELLOW DELEGATES So it's farewell to Helen Liddell - although no d . . .

Wednesday, 24th September, 2003

SNP Deputy Leader Roseanna Cunningham MSP today addressed the SNP Conference in Inverness. A full copy of her speech follows: - "Good afternoon and welcome. I do enjoy coming to Inverness - it . . .

Wednesday, 24th September, 2003

Getting The Balance Right The Dangers Of Devolution Settling up "Devolution is the ultimate double edged sword" Ignore what the SNP could do to improve Scotland's lot within the scope of . . .

Monday, 16th June, 2003

FRASER NELSON, POLITICAL EDITOR, THE SCOTSMAN THE BANNOCKBURN rally, attended by hundreds of Scots to celebrate the independence battle of 1314, has thrown the Scottish National Party into a quand . . .

Friday, 13th June, 2003

Lots to be pleased with, lots to be annoyed by and everything, absolutely everything still to play for. That is the only conclusion all of us can draw after a bruising election night that don't-the . . .

Monday, 9th June, 2003

ROBBIE DINWOODIE, The Herald JOHN Swinney emerged from a bruising and potentially fraught gathering of SNP activists with his leadership intact and a mandate to carrying on campaigning to win over . . .

Sunday, 8th June, 2003

MURDO MacLEOD, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY THE SNP was plunged into crisis last night as a senior activist threatened to mount a leadership challenge in the wake of the party's dis . . .

Saturday, 7th June, 2003

Our last meeting was in March for our Spring Conference. Just a few short weeks ago. And in that short time we have witnessed profound change. Change - yes for our party and our country, but also . . .

Friday, 6th June, 2003

SNP prepares to deal with its election disaster, writes ROBBIE DINWOODIE and ALISON CHIESA THE SNP will be bitterly divided tomorrow at its first national council meeting since the party lost a qu . . .

Friday, 6th June, 2003

MURRAY RITCHIE: Analysis JOHN Swinney must feel like a boxer who has just been felled by an opponent's haymaker. He knows he's in desperate trouble and the referee has doubts about letting him fig . . .

Thursday, 5th June, 2003

At a Lobby Briefing in the House of Commons today [Thursday], the Scottish National Party's Westminster Whip Mr Pete Wishart MP announced that he has tabled a Motion in the House of Commons condemning . . .

Friday, 23rd May, 2003

2003 CAMPAIGN AND RESULTS - A CONSULTATION PAPER MESSAGE FROM JOHN SWINNEY MSP On May 1, for the first time in 30 years, the SNP won new first-past the post seats from Labour. We held our . . .

Tuesday, 13th May, 2003

SNP Leader John Swinney today offered Scotland's other parties a "new compact" that would see the SNP give a fair hearing to sensible proposals in exchange for dropping spin and gimmicks fro . . .

Friday, 9th May, 2003

In an exclusive interview with The Herald, John Swinney has revealed that he believes protest and romantic nationalism have both failed. He now intends to rebrand his strategy for independence as &quo . . .

Sunday, 4th May, 2003

John Swinney today insisted his party would not dump its goal of Scottish independence. And he slapped down speculation that the SNP might have to consider settling for Scotland winning more autonomy . . .

Sunday, 4th May, 2003

The SNP must look to winning more first past the post seats and building a coalition for Independence as the route to success, two leading nationalists argued today. Writing in the Sunday Mail, Andrew . . .

Friday, 2nd May, 2003

SNP leader John Swinney today came out fighting insisting he would not resign despite the election result which saw his party lose a quarter of its seats. Mr Swinney was in an aggressive mood at the p . . .

Wednesday, 2nd April, 2003

SNP Campaign Co-ordinator Nicola Sturgeon today published a campaign calendar illustrating 30 Labour failures – one for every day between now and polling day. "This campaign calendar is . . .