''The Scots Independent'' is a monthly
Scottish political newspaper that is in favour of
Scottish independence
Scottish independence ( gd, Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; sco, Scots unthirldom) is the idea of Scotland as a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom, and refers to the political movement that is campaigning to bring it about.
...
. It was formed in 1926 with
William Gillies
William Gillies (1865–1932) was a Scottish patriot and a socialist. He helped to form the Scots National League, which joined with other bodies to form the National Party of Scotland, which in turn evolved into the Scottish National Party (SNP ...
as editor, by the
Scots National League
The Scots National League (SNL) was a political organisation which campaigned for Scottish independence in the 1920s. It amalgamated with other Scottish nationalist bodies in 1928 to form the National Party of Scotland.
The Scots National Lea ...
(SNL) and switched its allegiance to the
National Party of Scotland (NPS) when the SNL joined with them in 1928.
When the NPS merged with the
Scottish Party in 1934 to form the
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from th ...
(SNP) they switched to supporting them. The paper is still today largely pro-SNP.
Editors of the paper have included
Arthur Donaldson
Arthur William Donaldson (13 December 1901 – 18 January 1993) was a Scottish journalist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was leader of the Scottish National Party from 1960 to 1969.
Early years
Donaldson was born in Dundee, ...
,
Robert McIntyre, Tom H Gibson,
John L. Kinloch, Alastair Macdonald, Michael Grieve, Albert D. Mackie, David Murison, Douglas Stewart, Alwyn James, Colin Bell, W. Kenneth Fee and James and Jennifer Taggart.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Scotland
*''
The National''
References
External links
The Scots Independent website
Newspapers published in Scotland
Scottish independence
Scottish National Party
Stirling (council area)
Newspapers with Scottish Gaelic content
Publications established in 1926
1926 establishments in Scotland
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