GUSNA, the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association, predates the SNP by seven years. Past members include Ian Hamilton, Winnie Ewing and First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
In an interview for The National, GUSNA’s President Euan Bell told me what it was like to “stand on the shoulders of giants” – a common phrase at society meetings: “It feels quite strange being part of an organisation that has been around for so long and had such an impact.”
Bell, a second-year history student, became society president in March last year after the pandemic suspended GUSNA’s activities. He labels himself part of a “new generation” leading nationalist societies at Scottish universities and the SNP’s youth wing.
