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The Socialist Alliance was a left-wing electoral alliance in England in existence between 1992 and 2005. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...
An electoral alliance is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections. ...
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Origins
The alliance grew out of local Socialist Alliances, many of which ran in elections as the United Socialists. These were formed by the Socialist Party of England and Wales, Alliance for Workers' Liberty, Independent Labour Network and independent socialists, from 1992 onwards. They gradually coalesced into the national Network of Socialist Alliances. The Welsh Socialist Alliance was closely allied to the SA but had separate origins. The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ...
The Alliance for Workers Liberty (AWL), also known as Workers Liberty is a small Marxist group based in the United Kingdom. ...
The Independent Labour Network was a left wing political organisation in the United Kingdom. ...
The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Welsh Socialist Alliance is a socialist political organisation in Wales. ...
The Socialist Alliance was named and expanded in 1999, when other Trotskyist groups including the Socialist Workers Party and Workers Power joined, as did the formerly separate London Socialist Alliance. In the 2002 local elections, the alliance gained one councillor in Preston. The Socialist Alliance had fraternal relations with the Scottish Socialist Party. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ...
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Workers Power is an orthodox Trotskyist group, affiliated to the League for the Fifth International, which they were prime movers in founding. ...
The London Socialist Alliance (LSA) was an alliance of far-left socialist groups and individuals in London. ...
Individual Council Results 2002 Salford Council Election Result ...
Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ...
This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ...
Contraction and dissolution The Socialist Alliance has been riven by feuds, mostly concerning the behaviour of the Socialist Workers Party, which was by far the largest group participating in the Alliance, and which many felt dominated it. The Socialist Party of England and Wales left the Alliance in 2001, while Workers Power left in 2003. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2003 the SWP, supported by the ISG, led the SA into an alliance with George Galloway and other figures involved in the Stop the War Coalition to form the Respect Coalition. A minority of the SA objected to the way this decision was carried out and argued that the SWP were using their block vote to push their line. Many of these dissidented object to Respect on principle, and all objected to the way the decision to join it was carried out, many forming the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform. George Galloway George Galloway (born August 16, 1954) is a Scottish politician noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...
The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) (informally just Stop the War) is a UK anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001. ...
RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ...
Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ...
The Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform was a faction of the Socialist Alliance (SA), a left-wing political group of England and Wales which existed between 1992 and 2005. ...
In late 2004, some SA member organizations, which remained outside Respect, joined with the Socialist Party and the Alliance for Green Socialism to establish the Socialist Green Unity Coalition. The Alliance for Green Socialism is a socialist grouping based in Leeds in the United Kingdom. ...
The Socialist Green Unity Coalition is an electoral alliance formed by leftist parties and political organisations in Great Britain to contest English and Welsh seats in the 2005 parliamentary election. ...
The SA was wound up in February 2005, having been moribund for about a year. In March, a few groups and former members of the SA, who did not join in the Respect Coalition, met as the Socialist Alliance (Provisional). On November 12, 2005, most but not all of the provisional grouping met again and claimed the name of the Socialist Alliance. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief Upcoming events • March 11: Red Nose Day 2005 in the UK. Deaths in February • 26 – Jef Raskin • 25 – Hugh Nibley • 25 – Peter Benenson • 21...
List of organisations that supported the Socialist Alliance The Alliance for Workers Liberty (AWL), also known as Workers Liberty is a small Marxist group based in the United Kingdom. ...
The Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) is a tiny British Leninist political grouping, which publishes the Weekly Worker newspaper. ...
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The Independent Labour Network was a left wing political organisation in the United Kingdom. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Socialist Group is a Trotskyist organisation in the United Kingdom. ...
The International Socialist League is a small Trotskyist organisation in Britain. ...
Red Action is a small London-based leftist grouping. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
The Revolutionary Democratic Group (RDG) is a tiny socialist organisation in the United Kingdom. ...
The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
The Socialist Solidarity Network is a grouping of socialists in the United Kingdom many of whom are ex-members of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. ...
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Workers Power is an orthodox Trotskyist group, affiliated to the League for the Fifth International, which they were prime movers in founding. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links - Socialist Alliance (2005) formerly the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform
- Democratic Socialist Alliance (formerly part of the Socialist Alliance Democracy Platform)
- People Before Profit SA 2001 Election Platform 1.6MB PDF
- 2001 Official UK Electoral Commission Report on the 2001 General Election
- Socialist Unity Network
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