Scottish National Party Conference 2018 underway

The Scottish National Party (SNP) 2018 Conference is taking place from Friday 8th June - Saturday 9th June 2018 in the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC). The gathering comes at a time of a remarkable eleven years of SNP government in Scotland. About 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the two-day conference in Aberdeen and the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the party's leader, will speak on Saturday afternoon. In her welcome notes in the conference guide, she says the event "marks the start of a new chapter in Scotland's road to independence". The First Minister has also praised the party's long-awaited Growth Commission report. This was published a fortnight ago and looks at the economic options for an independent Scotland. The final Conference Agenda and Fringe Guide is available to view and download from the SNP website.