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[[Nicola Sturgeon]] became party leader and First Minister in 2014 following the resignation of Alex Salmond in 2014 in the wake of the pro-"independence" ''Yes Scotland'' campaign being unsuccessful the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Her premiership has been blatantly authoritarian, with commentators describing a merging of state and party similar to previous totalitarian regimes such as [[Hitler]]'s Germany or [[Stalin]]'s [[USSR]].<ref name="ts21" />

[[Nicola Sturgeon]] became party leader and First Minister in 2014 following the resignation of Alex Salmond in 2014 in the wake of the pro-"independence" ''Yes Scotland'' campaign being unsuccessful the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Her premiership has been blatantly authoritarian, with commentators describing a merging of state and party similar to previous totalitarian regimes such as [[Hitler]]'s Germany or [[Stalin]]'s [[USSR]].<ref name="ts21" />

In August 2021, the SNP-led regime introduced new guidelines that allowed school pupils aged as young as 4 to [[Transgenderism|change gender]] without consent from parents.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1476527/Scotland-news-Scottish-pupils-SNP-Nicola-Sturgeon-gender-school-children-education Fury as Scottish pupils allowed to change gender aged four without parental consent]</ref>

In August 2021, the SNP-led regime introduced new guidelines that allowed school pupils aged as young as 4 to [[Transgenderism|change gender]] without consent from parents. The policy sparked fierce backlash from women's groups.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1476527/Scotland-news-Scottish-pupils-SNP-Nicola-Sturgeon-gender-school-children-education Fury as Scottish pupils allowed to change gender aged four without parental consent]</ref>

== Ideology and policies ==

== Ideology and policies ==