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	SNP Fundamentalist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The fundamentalist ideology within the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the belief that the SNP should emphasise its policy of Scottish independence more widely in order to achieve it.
		Many fundamentalists (including Jim Sillars) were extremely wary of supporting the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament as they believed it has been designed to limit the aspirations of those who desire independence.
		The fundamentalist viewpoint has been somewhat marginalised within the SNP as the party leadership has adopted a gradualist strategy.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/s/sn/snp_fundamentalist.html (152 words)

	Gordon Wilson
		Wilson attempted to involve the SNP in the Scottish Constitutional Convention[?] but due to the convention's unwillingness to contemplate discussions about Scottish independence as a constitutional option the SNP did not get involved.
		Wilson can be characterised as a SNP Fundamentalist, although more of an old style fundie rather than the new breed which tends to be firmly on the left of the party, with Wilson being more moderate in opinion.
		He has publically stated that he believes it may be that the SNP fractures between the fundamentalist and gradualist wings in the future.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/go/Gordon_Wilson.html (207 words)

	John Swinney
		Swinney joined the SNP at the age of 15, citing his anger at the way in which Scotland was being portrayed by television commentators at the Commonwealth Games.
		At the time of the 1990 leadership contest he supported Margaret Ewing[?] in her bid to become SNP leader, but this did not stop him becoming politically close to the man who would win that contest, Alex Salmond.
		The leadership contest the following year was marked by serious argument between the SNP Gradualist wing of the party, who in the main supported Swinney and SNP Fundamentalist wing, who in the main supported Neil.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_Swinney.html (224 words)

	Socialism Today - SNP leadership contest
		Swinney is part of the 'gradualist' wing of the SNP leadership which sees independence being won through the gradual extension of the powers of the Scottish parliament from Westminster.
		These tensions, as we have argued before, reflect huge pressures on the SNP from the British ruling class, and large sections of the Scottish bourgeoisie, who are striving to retain the British union.
		It was not accidental that the SNP last year relegated the demand for independence to tenth place in their programme for the Holyrood elections.
	www.socialismtoday.org /50/snp_election.html (1107 words)

	SNP gradualist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gradualist viewpoint within the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the idea that Scottish independence can be won by the accumulation by the Scottish Parliament of powers that the UK Parliament currently has over a protracted period of time.
		It is also a philosophy that emphasises the election of a SNP government should bring about trust in the Scottish people in the ability of Scotland to govern itself, thus bringing increased support for independence.
		Gradualism stands in opposition to the so called 'fundamentalist' point of view that would stress the SNP's support of independence more, and appear to have coined the term 'fundamentalist' too.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SNP_Gradualist (227 words)

	Kenny MacAskill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He came to prominence inside the SNP through his activities in the left-wing 79 Group and became a party office bearer.
		In the 1980s he led the SNP campaign in opposition to the Poll Tax.
		It was widely known that he politically disagreed with the former SNP leader Alex Salmond and he was at one stage viewed as belonging to the SNP Fundamentalist camp.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ke/kenny_macaskill.html (167 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Topping the SNP poll in Lothian in 1999 was a victory of sentiment over sense among SNP activists, and her subsequent enjoyment of her role as maverick only alienated her from activists who saw her as self-indulgent.
		The SNP MPs were never allowed the status that is reserved for parliamentarians of other parties, not least because the parliament they were members of was one that their party existed to oppose.
		Fundamentalists have legitimised devolution by sitting in the Scottish parliament as well-behaved politicians, and MacDonald has been a model parliamentarian (minor misdemeanours apart), providing more trouble for her party leader than for the presiding officer.
	www.sundayherald.com /print26167 (1201 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| SNP's radical wing threatens to split party
		The fundamentalists who believe an SNP government at Holyrood should start immediate negotiations for independence have become increasingly unhappy about the way the issue has been downplayed in the campaign.
		Alex Salmond, the SNP leader, has fought the Scottish election on policies that could be implemented using the powers devolved to the new parliament.
		The fundamentalists, though, are signalling that they are losing patience with their leader's desire to play the long game.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Scotland/Story/0,,205599,00.html (514 words)

	SNP
		SNP shadow energy minister Richard Lochhead said a Scottish energy policy was needed to guarantee self-sufficiency in affordable energy, to eliminate fuel...
		The SNP said the length of the inquiry was "surprising and disappointing", and that it should have been a matter of urgency.
		The SNP is calling on the Justice Minister to ensure that proper procedures are put in place to protect vulnerable children in Dungavel from being deported.
	www.mongabay.com /igapo/biotech/SNP.html (3314 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Margo MacDonald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A naturally inclined left-winger, she was prominent in the socialist 79 Group and left the party in 1982 due this group's proscription.
		MARGO MacDonald's exit from SNP electoral politics might not have been as dramatic as the last time she quit nationalist politics, but it is certainly more significant.
		Margo MacDonald's departure signifies the maturing of the SNP.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Margo-MacDonald (447 words)

	Socialist Review
		The conference was dominated by a leadership challenge that focused on the same debate that the SNP has been having for decades, characterised in the press as fundamentalists versus gradualists or moderates.
		The leadership of the SNP are in the gradualist camp, arguing that they should continue to develop themselves as a respectable opposition party, proving through the Scottish Parliament that they are 'fit to govern'.
		It is this failure that led a little-known activist from the 'fundamentalist' wing of the party to challenge John Swinney's leadership.
	www.socialistreview.org.uk /article.php?articlenumber=8673 (727 words)

	Suburban News Publications, Columbus, Ohio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		However, SNP followed the current hate-mongering trend of spending 95% of its endorsement of Kerry to bash President Bush, spreading the lies and distortions heard in all the left-leaning major news outlets.
		SNP should retract their endorsement and offer all the facts on all of the candidates.
		In light of the fact that SNP is largely supported by its advertisers, I find it appalling that you would choose to endorse a candidate, particularly one who resorts to waging absurd unfounded accusations against his opponent.
	www.snponline.com /Bonus_Jumps/ELECTION_2004/SOUND_OFF_RES.htm (12193 words)

	Scottish Independence Web Server (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Margo MacDonald,a leading and long time figure in the SNP has said that the leadership of the SNP is being 'sucked into the Unionist system'.
		As a nationalist or a fundamentalist, I believe every issued should be viewed in the context of independence.
		The SNP need to make it absolutely clear that they are still moving all possible levers to help us move towards independence, otherwise they will be forced into playing Westminsters game.
	www.forscotland.com /tracklab/noindex-outright990823URL.html (257 words)

	Scottish Nationalist Party leader Alex Salmond announces sudden resignation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His statements were motivated by the SNP's orientation to Europe, where several parties had spoken against the NATO bombing because they viewed it as an attempt by the US to assert its military dominance over the continent.
		In the end, the SNP won a mere 35 of 129 seats—a poor result for a party that only a few months previously had been 14 percent ahead of Labour in the polls.
		This includes Ian Blackford, the former SNP treasurer who is currently suspended from membership and is embroiled in a dispute with the party leadership over loans he made during the 1999 election campaign.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/jul2000/scot-j25_prn.shtml (797 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scottish National Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		THE SNP yesterday gave its support to the launch of a campaign for England to have its own parliament.
		TWO SNP politicians were set to take their concerns over the proposed ship-to-ship oil transfers...
		SNP is relying on personality as well as policy
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=324&id=744732004&20040630104841 (459 words)

	AN PHOBLACHT/REPUBLICAN NEWS
		He has taken the SNP from the political fringes to official opposition in the new Scottish parliament.
		In truth, the SNP is, as Salmond claims, in a strong position.
		The next SNP leader will have to grow into the job and quickly if they are going to make the breakthrough in Labour's central belt heartlands that independence requires.
	republican-news.org /archive/2000/August03/03snp.html (746 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page : S/S/SNP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SNP may refer to: Scottish National Party, founded 1934, a centre-left political party campaigning for Scottish independenceSentinel node procedure in oncological surgery, see Sentinel lymph nodeSeychelles National Party, founded 1994, a liberal political party in the Seychellessingle nucleotide pol..
		As SNPs are highly conserved throughout evolution and within population, the map of SNPs serves as an excellent genotypic marker f..
		The argument goes that if the SNP is unprepared to argue for its central policy then they are unlikely ever to pers..
	www.hostingciamca.com /browse.php?title=S/S/SNP (470 words)

	Fundamentalist Neil poised to make bid for SNP leadership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SPECULATION was mounting today that leading SNP fundamentalist Alex Neil is set to enter the race to become party leader.
		Mr Russell, announcing his candidacy yesterday, said he wanted to reform the SNP "from the bottom to the top" in order to restore the party's confidence and put it on the path to power.
		He added: "I will not lead a party riven by a rabble of narrow sects determined to impose their views on the majority, no matter the cost.
	www.alba.org.uk /snpleadership/200439.html (327 words)

	Chartist - A New Era of Scottish Politics? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One aid for the SNP surge has been the decline of the Tory and Lib Dem vote since the 1997 election; then the Tories polled 18% and the Lib Dems 13%, whereas now polls have consistently put them both at about 10%.
		There is ever sign that Alex Salmond, SNP leader, is prepared to take the tough decisions to develop the SNP, but he will meet bitter resistance in parts of the party, particularly from its fundamentalist wing.
		All six of the SNP's Westminster seats are rural, ex-Tory seats out with the Central Belt, whereas the new electoral system will emphasise the urban, centre-left appeal of the SNP by themwinning seats in areas like Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
	www.chartist.org.uk /articles/britpol/scotland.html (1691 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Independence 'convention' call
		The case for a convention was argued by Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) leader Tommy Sheridan, leading SNP fundamentalist Alex Neil and Billy Wolfe, a former leader of the SNP.
		SNP leader John Swinney, who delivered his key note speech ahead of Saturday's leadership challenge from activist Bill Watson, has called the idea of a convention "premature".
		The notion of a convention on independence was given short shrift by SNP deputy leader Roseanna Cunningham on Wednesday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3138728.stm (368 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SNP leader Alex Salmond’s claim to be leading a government-in-waiting has suffered a setback after one of his colleagues quit the Shadow Cabinet in disgust.
		An SNP source said of the decision to quit: “Michael was very angry that Kenny MacAskill kept putting things out on sport, which was not his brief.
		Matheson is a left-winger who believes the SNP should not be be diluting its core messages of independence and social justice.
	www.sundayherald.com /print57869 (578 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Swinney scores decisive win
		In a result which deals a decisive blow to the SNP's fundamentalist wing, Swinney secured more than two thirds of the vote at the party's annual conference in Inverness to defeat Alex Neil, the outspoken policy vice-convener and former Labour party member.
		Swinney, 36, immediately sought to heal the wounds the SNP has suffered during the acrimonious leadership battle.
		The question of whether independence should be put to a referendum after an SNP election victory was now closed, he said.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Scotland/Story/0,,372688,00.html (555 words)

	BBC News \| SNP \| The Salmond decade
		The SNP have stuck by their ideals through all the various attacks on them, for that they should be praised.
		While it is irrefutable that he has brought the SNP to the threshold of administrative office in the Scottish Parliament, his unstatesmanlike (although honest) statement on Kosovo may be seen in context when the historians evaluate his contribution.
		The fanatics of the SNP fundamentalist wing are rearing their heads again and will fight the leadership contest with all vigour they can muster.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/conferences/snp/837696.stm (7238 words)

	Neil drops out of SNP leadership race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The left-wing MSP for Central Scotland said he had decided not to stand for leader with "deep regret and reluctance", but said it was for the greater good of the party.
		However, it is understood other SNP figures have requested nomination forms from the party's HQ, and may yet enter the race before nominations close on July 16.
		However, Mr Neil's exit leaves the contest without a strong candidate from the SNP's fundamentalist wing, a gap which could well leave internal debate about the party's future direction flat and uninspiring.
	www.alba.org.uk /snpleadership/200423.html (398 words)

	devolution74992
		The tone was set by Donald Dewar in a hustings speech in which he accused the SNP of deliberately trying to downplay its central goal of an independent Scotland.
		However, the SNP leadership last night countered by accusing Labour of focusing on the wrong issues in the campaign.
		The SNP last night claimed that Ed Milliband, an influential close aide of Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, had vacated his temporary civil servant’s post at the Treasury, adding weight to evidence of his full-scale involvement in the Scottish election campaign.
	www.smo.uhi.ac.uk /d3/devolution74992.html (809 words)

	Contentious SNP-Lib Dem link unlikely (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But speaking to The Scotsman as part of a survey of MSPs from both parties, he said: "The SNP vote appears to be moving down and we are in a strong position to lead Scotland, to be the first party.
		She added: "Our policy is that within the first term of an SNP government, the people of Scotland would get the opportunity to have their say on whether or not Scotland moved to independence.
		Brian Adam, the SNP MSP for Aberdeen North, said: "The SNP is in the business of winning independence for Scotland and any party that is willing to test that or willing to allow progress towards that is more likely to find favour with the SNP.
	www.libdemforum.org.uk /about36.html (871 words)

	John Swinney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		John Swinney is the caretaker leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
		He announced his own resignation on June 22, 2004, and will continue as caretaker leader until a replacement can be chosen.
		The SNP did poorly at the 2004 European elections, and Swinney resigned soon afterwards.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/John_Swinney.html (341 words)

	With a success like this, Mr Salmond, you'll never need defeat
		The SNP may well have increased its share of the vote over what it achieved at the 1997 general election but the 29 per cent was below - just below - the best ever, in October 1974 when it won 11 Westminster seats.
		For instance Margo MacDonald, a veteran ex-Westminster MP and now a brand new SNP member of the Scottish parliament, was asked yesterday what she thought of Mr Salmond's campaign.
		Mrs MacDonald is a leading member of what has become known as the SNP's fundamentalist wing - although she objects to the term - and this group was very critical of the way Mr Salmond directed the election.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/05/08/nsnp208.html (627 words)

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