Scottish National Liberation Army

Scottish National Liberation Army
Also known asTartan Terrorists
FounderAdam Busby
Dates of operation1980 (1980)–present (present)
CountryScotland
IdeologyScottish nationalism
Scottish republicanism
Scottish independence
Major actionsLetter bombs, arson
AlliesScottish Separatist Group (political wing)

The Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA), nicknamed the Tartan Terrorists, is a Scottish nationalist paramilitary group which aims to bring about Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. The group was founded in 1980 by Adam Busby, a former soldier from Paisley after the 1979 devolution referendum, which the organisation claims was fixed.

The SNLA has been condemned by the UK government,[1] along with Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney, who described the organisation as people who "have no interest in Scotland or the Scottish people", and that its members were "not nationalists, they are criminals plain and simple."[2]

  1. ^ Macaskill, Mark; Allardyce, Jason (10 September 2006). "SNLA threat to poison water supply". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
  2. ^ "The return of our fiends in the north". The Independent. 6 March 2002.