Brian Nugent
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A former member of the SNP, Brian Nugent is a campaigner for Scottish independence. He stood for the Scottish National Party (SNP) as a parliamentary candidate at one stage, leaving in late 2003 and announced he was forming the Scottish Party in early 2004. A decision was subsequently taken to rename it the Free Scotland Party.
He cited dissatisfaction with the SNP's line on the European Union (EU) as the reason for his resignation; his party calls for an independent Scotland, outside the UK and the EU.
Nugent stood as a candidate for the Free Scotland Party in the 2005 general election in the Orkney and Shetland constituency, he polled 176 votes (1.0%), losing his £500 deposit.