People

Far from making independence unviable, the banking crisis has shown exactly why it is needed, by Alex Salmond.

Scotland has changed decisively in the past 18 months. As I said on the evening of the SNP's election victory in May last year, we are a country that has moved on for good and for ever.

Part of that change is the new confidence in every part of the nation, among young and old alike. And allied to that confidence is that people no longer believe the scare stories put about by our Unionist opponents.

Alex Salmond gives lecture at Edinburgh International Book Festival, detailing his plans for economic growth in Scotland.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour for me to deliver this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture - just as it is an honour to follow in his footsteps as Scotland’s fourth First Minister. 

An article in the Sunday Times about our economic future and how we're helping you with the credit crunch.

Three months ago, Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, warned us that the “nice” decade was over — by which he meant a sustained period of “non-inflationary consistent expansion”.

The seven selected candidates for the European Parliamentary Election in June 2009 are:

• Drew Hendry
• Ian Hudghton
• Anne McLaughlin
• Aileen McLeod
• Duncan Ross
• Alyn Smith
• Grant Thoms

Elected representatives in the Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party has representation in each of the democratic bodies.

Scottish Parliament - 47 Members

Westminster Parliament - 7 Members

European Parliament - 2 Members

Council Groups - 363 councillors in 30 councils across Scotland