CZY ISTNIEJĄ CENTROLEWICOWI NACJONALIŚCI? – PRZYPADEK SZKOCKIEJ PARTII NARODOWEJ
DO CENTRE-LEFT NATIONAL PARTIES REALLY EXIST? THE CASE OF SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY

Summary/Abstract: Scottish National Party is a modern party, which operates in Scotland – integral and dependent part of Great Britain. SNP was created in 1934, but had to wait 30 years to accomplish any kind of electoral success. Since then party had their members in House of Commons, later also in European Parliament and Scottish Parliament. The greatest success of SNP came in year 2007 during elections to Scottish Parliament, when SNP became the most popular party in Scotland. The core of SNP’s identity is an acknowledgement of existence of Scottish nation, which deserves attainment of state independent of Great Britain’s influence. These aspirations aren’t accompanied by xenophobia nor chauvinism. Party also directs its political offer to immigrants and even supports their increasing role in party structure. In the SNP vision, independent Scotland should be renewed model of welfare state, tackling with social inequity, using progressive taxation system and taking active stance in the international relations based on peaceful cooperation. SNP isn’t a typical nationalist party, as it is defined in polish political science. Not taking independence aspirations into account, Scottish National Party is an European centre-left party, located on political axis of left – right on the left of Labour Party under leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

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