Scottish Militant Labour (SML) was a minor political party operating in Scotland in the 1990s and was part of the Committee for a Workers' International. It played a major role in the formation of the Scottish Socialist Alliance and the Scottish Socialist Party, changing its name to the International Socialist Movement, now dissolved. // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... The Committee for a Workers International (CWI) is an international association of Trotskyist Parties. ... The Scottish Socialist Alliance (SSA) was a coalition of left-wing bodies in Scotland which existed from 1996 to 1998, and was the forerunner of the Scottish Socialist Party. ... The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing Scottish political party which campaigns for a socialist economic platform and Scottish independence. ... The International Socialist Movement is a Trotskyist current inside the the Scottish Socialist Party. ...

It was formed when Militant Tendency abandoned its entryist strategy towards the Labour Party. It has been suggested that Militant (Britain) be merged into this article or section. ... Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which a smaller organisation joins a (usually hostile) larger organisation in an attempt to either gain recruits, influence or both. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ...

A Trotskyist organisation, its best known member was Tommy Sheridan, although Alan McCombes played an important role behind the scenes. The party had six councillors in Glasgow during 1993-95. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. ... Alan McCombes Alan McCombes (born 1955) is one of the leading members of the Scottish Socialist Party. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 1996 it led the formation of the Scottish Socialist Alliance, the precursor of the modern Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), formed in 1998. As part of the SSA and SSP it changed its name to the International Socialist Movement. Many of its leading members were leading members of the SSP. A split occured after years of debate centred around questions such as what the SSP should be, what the nature of a revolutionary party is and the relationship of the ISM to the CWI. ^[1]. The majority of ISM members broke with the CWI while a minority stayed part of the CWI and created the International Socialists (Scotland). Both claimed to be the decendents of SML. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Scottish Socialist Alliance (SSA) was a coalition of left-wing bodies in Scotland which existed from 1996 to 1998, and was the forerunner of the Scottish Socialist Party. ... The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing Scottish political party which campaigns for a socialist economic platform and Scottish independence. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The International Socialists is the Scottish platform of the Committee for a Workers International in the Scottish Socialist Party. ...

Former members of SML still form a large part of the leadership of the SSP today, while Tommy Sheridan is co-convenor of Solidarity (Scotland) and the International Socialists are a platform within it. Solidarity (full name Solidarity - Scotlands Socialist Movement) is a political party in Scotland, launched on September 3, 2006 as a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)[1] in the aftermath of Tommy Sheridans libel action. ...

See also

• Militant Tendency
• International Socialist Movement
• International Socialists (Scotland)

It has been suggested that Militant (Britain) be merged into this article or section. ... The International Socialist Movement is a Trotskyist current inside the the Scottish Socialist Party. ... The International Socialists is the Scottish platform of the Committee for a Workers International in the Scottish Socialist Party. ...

References

1. ^ The Scottish Debate - Transcrpits of the debates within the SML and between the SML majority and the CWI International Secretariat