SNP announces conference agenda
The Scottish National Party has announced the agenda for its Dundee campaign conference, to be held March 12 and 13.
Party leader Alex Salmond and his deputy Nicola Sturgeon are set to be the key speakers. Subjects already timetabled for debate include North Sea oil, ID cards and the citizen’s pension.
Mr Salmond said: “Progress in this election will set us up for the victory in 2007 that we need to win our country’s independence.
“The UK parties will ignore Scotland in this election. They will campaign on policies that have no relevance here. When Labour talk about the NHS or the Tories talk about education, they will be talking about policies that only apply south of the border.
“The SNP, on the other hand, can be – and are – trusted to put Scotland first.”
