| | Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement | | |
| | | Leader | Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne | | | Founded | 2006 | | Headquarters | Glasgow, G42 2DN | | | Political ideology | Democratic Socialism,
Scottish independence | | Political position | Left-wing | | International affiliation | none | | European affiliation | none | | European Parliament group | n/a | | UK Parliament affiliation | {{{uk}}} | | Colours | Red, green, white | | | Website | www.solidarityscotland.org | | | See also | Politics of Scotland
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Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964, in Glasgow) is a Scottish socialist politician and a leading figure in the new Scottish political party Solidarity. ...
Byrne lives in Irvine and was a teacher and a trade union activist for several years. ...
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Scottish independence is an ambition of numerous political parties, pressure groups and individuals within Scotland. ...
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...
The Politics of Scotland forms a distinctive part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with Scotland one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. ...
Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives): Labour Party - Centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs Scottish National Party (SNP) - Centre-left, pro-independence- 27 MSPs Conservative and Unionist Party - Centre-right, unionist - 18 MSPs Liberal Democrats - Centre, federalist - 17 MSPs Scottish Green Party - Environmentalist, pro-independence...
Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils. ...
| Solidarity (full name Solidarity – Scotland's 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 Sheridan's libel action. Formed by two of the Scottish Socialist Party's six MSPs, Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne, it has been backed by the Socialist Workers Party and the Committee for a Workers' International.[2]; both former SSP platforms. Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives): Labour Party - Centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs Scottish National Party (SNP) - Centre-left, pro-independence- 27 MSPs Conservative and Unionist Party - Centre-right, unionist - 18 MSPs Liberal Democrats - Centre, federalist - 17 MSPs Scottish Green Party - Environmentalist, pro-independence...
Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...
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For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a radical left-wing Scottish political party which campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence. ...
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Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964, in Glasgow) is a Scottish socialist politician and a leading figure in the new Scottish political party Solidarity. ...
Byrne lives in Irvine and was a teacher and a trade union activist for several years. ...
There are various Socialist Workers Parties throughout the world. ...
The Committee for a Workers International (CWI) is an international association of Trotskyist parties. ...
Platforms, in European politics, are openly organized political factions within left-wing political parties. ...
The party registered 9 combinations of "Solidarity" and "Tommy Sheridan" with the Electoral Commission[3] [4], as well as "Solidarity".
In their first electoral test, the party failed to win any seats in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007, although they did win more votes than the SSP - Solidarity 31,066 / SSP 12,831 - and Sheridan was close to being re-elected. The party won one council seat in Glasgow in local elections on the same day. The composition of the Scottish Parliament following the 2007 election. ...
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The Scottish local elections, 2007 were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England. ...
Launch
On its launch, the party described itself as being an open, democratic, bottom-up party as a response to the perceived lack of the same in the SSP, and because Sheridan claimed that due to the depth of division within the SSP between its leadership on the one hand and his supporters on the other that the SSP had "run out of breath" [5]. The launch rally held in September 2006 in Glasgow featured several speakers and attracted around 600 people[6]. A grassroots political movement is one driven by the constituents of a community. ...
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More than 1,000 people in total attended the ten public meetings Solidarity held in Scotland, with the largest meeting, in Dundee, attracting a crowd of 250. These public meetings attracted 600 members to the new party, of which 250 attended the founding conference on Saturday 5 November 2006.[7] For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ...
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The conference witnessed debates on the name of the new party and its political orientation. During the conference the Socialist Workers Party argued that Solidarity had the potential to develop into a natural home for all anti-establishment protest movements (including anti-nuclear, anti-war, environmental, refugee and asylum seeker, housing, pension, anti-poverty, lesbian and gay rights campaigns as well as the growing movement against Islamophobia and reach out to minority ethnic and religious communities). The SWP whist recognising the key role socialists could play within the new party argued that Solidarity's name should not include a reference to socialism, as this could potentially discourage people who are active in left-oriented political campaigns but who do not perceive themselves as socialists from joining. This motion was argued against by Ronnie Stevenson, Unison convenor for workers in Glasgow City Council and member of the Committee for a Workers international. After a close vote the interim title of "Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement" was adopted as the name of the party. The party's draft constitution was adopted by a unanimous vote and Rosemary Byrne and Tommy Sheridan, the party's two MSPs, were unanimously endorsed as Co-Convenors.[8] [9] For other uses, see Unison (disambiguation). ...
The City of Glasgow is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ...
References - ^ BBC News Online - New socialist party for Sheridan
- ^ Socialist Party website - New socialist party launched in Scotland
- ^ Sheridan's name is 'key to success' as Solidarity aims for six seats, The Herald, January 18, 2007
- ^ Electoral Commission Site
- ^ BBC News Online - Sheridan unveils Solidarity party
- ^ The Herald - Solidarity wins on decibel count
- ^ Socialist Worker Online - Solidarity founding conference
- ^ Socialist World - Solidarity conference agrees to build a socialist party
- ^ Solidarity Website - Solidarity Conference Elects Co-Convenors, Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne 04 November 2006
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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