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Scottish Socialist Party Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba Scots Socialist Pairtie | |
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| Abbreviation | SSP |
| Chairperson | Christine McVicar[1] |
| Secretary | Bill Bonnar |
| Spokesperson | Colin Fox Natalie Reid[2] |
| Workplace Organiser | Richie Venton[1] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Merger of | Scottish Socialist Alliance Scottish Militant Labour |
| Headquarters | Suite 370 Central Chambers 93 Hope Street Glasgow G2 6LD[3] |
| Newspaper | Scottish Socialist Voice |
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| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red, white, and yellow |
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| Local government in Scotland[5] | 0 / 1,227 |
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The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing[6][7] political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scottish republic.
The party was founded in 1998.[8] It campaigns for Scottish independence, against cuts to public services and welfare and for democratic public ownership of the economy. The SSP was one of three parties in Yes Scotland,[9] the official cross-party campaign for Scottish independence in the 2014 referendum, with national co-spokesperson Colin Fox sitting on its advisory board.
The party operates through a local branch structure and publishes Scotland's longest-running socialist newspaper, the Scottish Socialist Voice. At the height of its electoral success in 2003, the party had six Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and two councillors, but since 2017 it has had no councillors or MSPs.
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- ^ "SSP Executive Committee 2018/2019 election results » Scottish Socialist Party". Scottish Socialist Party. 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Socialist Party". The Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Our Vision". scottishsocialistparty.org. Scottish Socialist Party. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Edkins, Keith (24 November 2013). "Local Council Political Compositions". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Scotland's Socialist Party in Scotland's Left Alliance". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Dickie, Douglas (9 February 2015). "Rutherglen branch of the Scottish Socialist Party back up and running after Town Hall meeting". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Scottish election: Scottish Socialist Party profile". BBC News. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "About Yes Scotland". Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.