Party Leader and Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP |
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Deputy Leader, Nicola Sturgeon MSP |
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The SNP is very much a "can-do" party and Government for a
can-do country. We'll leave "can't do" to our
opponents - who are good at doing that and talking Scotland down.
The SNP is ambitious for the future of Scotland, and is focused on
delivering progress and prosperity - building a nation that is
safer, healthier and wealthier.
The party membership of 16,232 (Jan
2011 - up 71% since December 2003) is a broad church, with members and supporters
who come from all walks of life, backgrounds and who have a wide
range of interests and motivations. At a local level, many of
our members have come over to the SNP from other parties, i.e. the Liberals/Lib Dems,
Tories, and Labour, while others have been members since they were
teenagers.
However, the SNP is essentially a social democratic party, that
believes in building a strong, sustainable economy that can
deliver the robust public finances required to deliver social
justice and good quality public services.
Of course, a key distinguishing feature of the SNP, that puts
clear water between us and other parties who are run from London, is that the SNP is a party
run in Scotland
for Scotland and all who live here. Policies derived by the Party are designed to
benefit Scotland and all those who live in Scotland, rather than our rivals'
policies that work on the basis of a one-size fits all approach designed in
London, but primarily to address the needs of the overheated economy
in the South
East of England.
So, whereas the SNP believes in bespoke policies tailored for
Scotland's needs, and its people, the Lib Dems, Tories and Labour provide policies
for the UK that put Scotland in a straight-jacket.
The SNP
believes in Scotland, while it would appear our opponents do not.
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