Ewolucja programowa Szkockiej Partii Narodowej – od Home Rule do referendum niepodległościowego

The Scottish National Party initially pursued a maximum autonomy of Scotland (Home Rule). Since 1943, it has been a nationalist party fighting for the restoration of Scottish statehood. For most of its history, the party has not been a very attractive one for most of the Scottish electorate due to its minority status in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, unrealistic plan for achieving independence, and scepticism towards Scotland’s participation in the process of European integration and its NATO membership. In the last thirty years, the Scottish National Party has been presenting a more pragmatic programme, has become officially pro-European, and has supported Scotland’s NATO membership while its concept of independence has become one close to a confederation. This significant evolution coincided with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament, paving the way for the Scottish National Party to electoral victory and organization of a Scottish independence referendum.