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Scottish National Party (view source)
Revision as of 14:42, February 27, 2022
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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 March 2015, the party was accused of threatening the independence of universities as it stated plans to "bring politicians very close to the governance of institutions". St Andrews University in Fife stated that the SNP's policy was "a serious threat to responsible autonomy and academic freedom".<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/03/03/scottish-universities-accuse-the-snp-of-threatening-their-independence/</ref>
In what [[Breitbart]] described as "undiluted socialism" and a "ransom note", the SNP promised a deal with the UK Labour Party to increase public spending by £140 billion in the UK General Election in 2015.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/04/20/undiluted-socialism-snp-unveils-140bn-ransom-note-funded-by-taxpayers/</ref>
In what [[Breitbart]] described as "undiluted socialism" and a "ransom note", the SNP promised a deal with the UK Labour Party to increase public spending by £140 billion in the UK General Election in 2015.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/04/20/undiluted-socialism-snp-unveils-140bn-ransom-note-funded-by-taxpayers/</ref>