History
The YSI is a youth organisation set up to campaign for Scottish independence through the Scottish National Party (SNP). It is independent of, though affiliated to, the SNP. Formed in the 1970s as the Young Scottish Nationalists the organisation changed its name to YSI in 1996 when the YSN underwent a complete reorganisation.
Many YSI activists have since risen to prominence in the SNP, including Nicola Sturgeon the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, former party leader John Swinney, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and Fiona Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning.
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