Table of Contents
169 relations: Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001, Afghanistan, Air pollution, Alliance for Workers' Liberty, Allyson Pollock, Asylum seeker, Austerity, Bedroom tax, Better Together (campaign), Bill Bonnar, Black market, Blair Jenkins, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Break the Chains (book), Cannabis, Colin Fox (politician), Conservative Party (UK), Council Tax, COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Declaration of Calton Hill, Democratic socialism, Deportation, Detention (imprisonment), Direct action, Drug detoxification, Drug liberalization, Drug rehabilitation, Drumchapel, Dundee, East Kilbride, Easterhouse, Electoral alliance, Estonia, European Union, Faslane Peace Camp, First ScotRail, Fracking, Frances Curran, Free public transport, Glasgow, Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency), Gordon Brown, Govan, Greater London Council, Greenhouse gas emissions, Heroin, History of the Scottish Socialist Party, HMNB Clyde, Holyrood (magazine), ... Expand index (119 more) »
Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001
The Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001 was an Act of the Scottish Parliament to abolish the previous practice in which a debtor's goods are priced (poinding) in preparation for the enforced sale of the debtor's possessions (warrant sale).
See Scottish Socialist Party and Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Afghanistan
Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Air pollution
Alliance for Workers' Liberty
The Alliance for Workers' Liberty (AWL), also known as Workers' Liberty, is a Trotskyist group in Britain and Australia, which has been identified with the theorist Sean Matgamna throughout its history.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Alliance for Workers' Liberty
Allyson Pollock
Allyson Pollock is a consultant in public health medicine and was the Director of the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Allyson Pollock
Asylum seeker
An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country, and makes in that other country a formal application for the right of asylum according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Asylum seeker
Austerity
In economic policy, austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Austerity
Bedroom tax
The bedroom tax is a United Kingdom welfare policy whereby tenants living in public housing (also called council or social housing) with rooms deemed "spare" experience a reduction in Housing Benefit, resulting in them being obliged to fund this reduction from their incomes, move home, or face rent arrears and potential eviction by their landlord (be that the local authority or a housing association).
See Scottish Socialist Party and Bedroom tax
Better Together (campaign)
Better Together was the successful campaign for a No vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, advocating Scotland continuing to be part of the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Better Together (campaign)
Bill Bonnar
Bill Bonnar is a founding member of the Scottish Socialist Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Bill Bonnar
Black market
A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is not compliant with an institutional set of rules.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Black market
Blair Jenkins
Blair Jenkins (born 1957 in Elgin, Scotland) is a Scottish former journalist who served as chief executive of Yes Scotland in the campaign for a "Yes" vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Blair Jenkins
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a nonviolent Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Break the Chains (book)
Break the Chains is a work of political non-fiction written by Scottish socialist and trade unionist Richie Venton and published in 2015 by the Scottish Socialist Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Break the Chains (book)
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Cannabis
Colin Fox (politician)
Colin Fox (born 17 June 1959) is a Scottish socialist politician and left-wing activist, serving as national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) since 2005.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Colin Fox (politician)
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Conservative Party (UK)
Council Tax
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Council Tax
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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See Scottish Socialist Party and COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Declaration of Calton Hill
The Declaration of Calton Hill can refer to several political statements, the most notable being a call in 2004 for an independent Scottish republic, led by the Scottish Socialist Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Declaration of Calton Hill
Democratic socialism
Democratic socialism is a centre-left to left-wing set of political philosophies that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-management within a market socialist, decentralised planned, or democratic centrally planned socialist economy.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Democratic socialism
Deportation
Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a territory.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Deportation
Detention (imprisonment)
Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom or liberty at that time.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Detention (imprisonment)
Direct action
Direct action is a term for economic and political behavior in which participants use agency—for example economic or physical power—to achieve their goals.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Direct action
Drug detoxification
Drug detoxification (informally, detox) is variously construed or interpreted as a type of "medical" intervention or technique in regards to a physical dependence mediated by a drug; as well as the process and experience of a withdrawal syndrome or any of the treatments for acute drug overdose (toxidrome).
See Scottish Socialist Party and Drug detoxification
Drug liberalization
Drug liberalization is a drug policy process of decriminalizing, legalizing, or repealing laws that prohibit the production, possession, sale, or use of prohibited drugs.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Drug liberalization
Drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Drug rehabilitation
Drumchapel
Drumchapel (Druim a' Chapaill), known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Drumchapel
Dundee
Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Dundee
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population.
See Scottish Socialist Party and East Kilbride
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Easterhouse
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Electoral alliance
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Estonia
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
See Scottish Socialist Party and European Union
Faslane Peace Camp
Faslane Peace Camp is a permanent peace camp sited alongside Faslane Naval base in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Faslane Peace Camp
First ScotRail
First ScotRail was a train operating company in Scotland owned by FirstGroup.
See Scottish Socialist Party and First ScotRail
Fracking
Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, fracing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Fracking
Frances Curran
Frances Curran (born 21 May 1961) is a former co-chair of the Scottish Socialist Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Frances Curran
Free public transport
Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Free public transport
Glasgow
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Glasgow
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Gordon Brown
Govan
Govan (Cumbric: Gwovan; Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Govan
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Greater London Council
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Greenhouse gas emissions
Heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Heroin
History of the Scottish Socialist Party
In Scotland, the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing political party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and History of the Scottish Socialist Party
HMNB Clyde
His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS Neptune), primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth).
See Scottish Socialist Party and HMNB Clyde
Holyrood (magazine)
Holyrood is a fortnightly magazine devoted to current affairs and politics.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Holyrood (magazine)
Household energy insecurity
Household energy insecurity refers to a household's inability to meet its energy needs.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Household energy insecurity
HuffPost
HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.
See Scottish Socialist Party and HuffPost
Identity Cards Act 2006
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was repealed in 2011.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Identity Cards Act 2006
Iraq War
The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Iraq War
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Israel
Jim Sillars
James Sillars (born 4 October 1937) is a Scottish politician and campaigner for Scottish independence.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Jim Sillars
John Maclean (Scottish socialist)
John Maclean (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era.
See Scottish Socialist Party and John Maclean (Scottish socialist)
John McAllion
John McAllion (born 13 February 1948) is a campaigner for the Scottish Socialist Party, as well as a former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), and convenor of Tayside Regional Council.
See Scottish Socialist Party and John McAllion
Labour for Independence
Labour for Independence was a political organisation for Scottish Labour supporters who were in favour of Scottish independence.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Labour for Independence
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Labour Party (UK)
Leasehold estate
A leasehold estate is an ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property in which a lessee or a tenant has rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Leasehold estate
Lebanon
Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Lebanon
Left-wing politics
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy as a whole or certain social hierarchies.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Left-wing politics
Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberton/Gilmerton (ward)
Liberton/Gilmerton is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Liberton/Gilmerton (ward)
List of British republicans
Supporters of republicanism in the United Kingdom—replacing the country's monarchy with a republic—typically favour an elected head of state to a constitutional monarch who heads the British royal family.
See Scottish Socialist Party and List of British republicans
List of Scottish Socialist Party members of the Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Scottish Socialist Party MSPs.
See Scottish Socialist Party and List of Scottish Socialist Party members of the Scottish Parliament
Local government in Scotland
Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Local government in Scotland
Luxembourg
Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Luxembourg
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Member of the Scottish Parliament
Military Families Against the War
Military Families Against the War (MFAW) is an organisation of families of servicemen in the United Kingdom created to campaign for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Military Families Against the War
Monarchy of the United Kingdom
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Monarchy of the United Kingdom
National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales.
See Scottish Socialist Party and National Health Service
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and National Minimum Wage Act 1998
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (commonly known as the RMT) is a British trade union covering the transport sector.
See Scottish Socialist Party and National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
Nationalism
Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Nationalism
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism, also neo-liberalism, is both a political philosophy and a term used to signify the late-20th-century political reappearance of 19th-century ideas associated with free-market capitalism.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Neoliberalism
New Labour
New Labour is the political philosophy that dominated the history of the British Labour Party from the mid- to late 1990s until 2010 under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
See Scottish Socialist Party and New Labour
Newcastle University
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Newcastle University
News of the World
The News of the World was a weekly national "red top" tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011.
See Scottish Socialist Party and News of the World
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: SNS na h-Alba), sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly–funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and NHS Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Nicola Sturgeon
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 was an Act of the Scottish Parliament which created new criminal offences concerning sectarian behaviour at football games.
Palestinians
Palestinians (al-Filasṭīniyyūn) or Palestinian people (label), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs (label), are an Arab ethnonational group native to Palestine.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Palestinians
Parking meter
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Parking meter
Poll tax (Great Britain)
The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Poll tax (Great Britain)
Pound sterling
Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Pound sterling
Progressive tax
A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Progressive tax
Proletarian internationalism
Proletarian internationalism, sometimes referred to as international socialism, is the perception of all proletarian revolutions as being part of a single global class struggle rather than separate localized events.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Proletarian internationalism
Radical Independence Campaign
The Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) is a grassroots organisation which advocates for Scotland to become a republic, independent of the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Radical Independence Campaign
Róisín McLaren
Róisín Mary Bridget McLaren (born 12 October 1994) is a former national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 2018 to 2021.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Róisín McLaren
Republic
A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Republic
Richie Venton
Richie Venton (born 1953) is a Scottish trade unionist and political activist.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Richie Venton
RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance
RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance was a left-wing electoral alliance and political party created ahead of the 2016 Scottish Parliament general election.
See Scottish Socialist Party and RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance
Rose Gentle
Rose Gentle is the mother of Gordon Gentle, a 19-year-old from Pollok who was killed in 2004 by a roadside bomb in Basra during the Iraq War.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Rose Gentle
Rosie Kane
Rosemary "Rosie" Kane (née McGarvey; born 5 June 1961) is a Scottish Socialist Party politician.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Rosie Kane
Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen is a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Same-sex marriage
School meal
A school meal (whether it is a breakfast, lunch, or evening meal) is a meal provided to students and sometimes teachers at a school, typically in the middle or beginning of the school day.
See Scottish Socialist Party and School meal
Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scotland
Scotland's Future
Scotland's Future is a government white paper published on 26 November 2013 by the Scottish Government under First Minister Alex Salmond.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scotland's Future
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Government
Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba) are a green political party in Scotland. Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Greens are political parties supporting universal basic income.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Greens
Scottish independence
Scottish independence (Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; Scots unthirldom) is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once again becoming a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish independence
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba; Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Militant Labour
Scottish Militant Labour (SML) was a TrotskyistDave Osler,Tribune, 30 July 1993 political party operating in Scotland for most of the 1990s and was part of the Committee for a Workers' International.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Militant Labour
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; Scots National Pairty, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish National Party
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Parliament
Scottish republicanism
Scottish republicanism (Poblachdas na h-Alba) is an ideology based on the belief that Scotland should be a republic; the nation is currently a monarchy as part of the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish republicanism
Scottish Socialist Party
The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scottish republic. Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Socialist Party are political parties supporting universal basic income.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish Socialist Voice
The Scottish Socialist Voice is a fortnightly political newspaper in Scotland, published by the Scottish Socialist Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Socialist Voice
Scottish Socialist Youth
Scottish Socialist Youth (SSY) is a non-partisan anti-capitalist organisation which stands for the creation of an independent, socialist Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Socialist Youth
Scottish Workers' Republican Party
The Scottish Workers Republican Party (SWRP) was formed by the Scottish Marxist activist John Maclean (1879–1923) in 1923.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Workers' Republican Party
Smith Commission
The Smith Commission was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron on 19 September 2014 in the wake of the 'No' vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Smith Commission
SMS
Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.
See Scottish Socialist Party and SMS
Socialism
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Socialism
Socialist Appeal (UK, 1992)
Socialist Appeal was the British section of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), founded in 1992 alongside the IMT by supporters of Ted Grant and Alan Woods after they were expelled from the Militant tendency of the Labour Party.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Socialist Appeal (UK, 1992)
Socialist economics
Socialist economics comprises the economic theories, practices and norms of hypothetical and existing socialist economic systems.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Socialist economics
Solidarity (Scotland)
Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement was a political party in Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity (Scotland)
Streaming media
Streaming media refers to multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player that is delivered through a network.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Streaming media
Substance dependence
Substance dependence, also known as drug dependence, is a biopsychological situation whereby an individual's functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has developed within the individual from psychoactive substance consumption that results in the experience of withdrawal and that necessitates the re-consumption of the drug.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Substance dependence
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Tallinn
The Case for an Independent Socialist Scotland
The Case for an Independent Socialist Scotland is a pamphlet written by Colin Fox and published by the Scottish Socialist Party in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
See Scottish Socialist Party and The Case for an Independent Socialist Scotland
Tommy Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan (born 7 March 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as convenor of Solidarity from 2019 to 2021.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Tommy Sheridan
Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Tony Blair
Traffic collision
A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Traffic collision
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was a proposed trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States, with the aim of promoting trade and multilateral economic growth.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Trident (missile)
The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV).
See Scottish Socialist Party and Trident (missile)
Trident (UK nuclear programme)
Trident, also known as the Trident nuclear programme or Trident nuclear deterrent, covers the development, procurement and operation of nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom and their means of delivery.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Trident (UK nuclear programme)
Union of the Crowns
The Union of the Crowns (Aonadh nan Crùintean; Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I and the practical unification of some functions (such as overseas diplomacy) of the two separate realms under a single individual on 24 March 1603.
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Unionism in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, unionism is a political stance favouring the continued unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as one sovereign state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Unionism in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom government austerity programme
The United Kingdom government austerity programme was a fiscal policy that was adopted for a period in the early 21st century following the Great Recession.
See Scottish Socialist Party and United Kingdom government austerity programme
Universal basic income
Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to work.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Universal basic income
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021.
See Scottish Socialist Party and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Weapon of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Weapon of mass destruction
Weekly Worker
The Weekly Worker is a newspaper published by the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) (CPGB-PCC).
See Scottish Socialist Party and Weekly Worker
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire (Wast Dunbairtonshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.
See Scottish Socialist Party and West Dunbartonshire
Working class
The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Working class
Yes Scotland
Yes Scotland was the organisation representing the parties, organisations, and individuals campaigning for a Yes vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
See Scottish Socialist Party and Yes Scotland
1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The 1999 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's part of the European Parliament election 1999.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
1999 Scottish Parliament election
The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 1999 Scottish Parliament election
2001 United Kingdom general election
The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the House of Commons.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2001 United Kingdom general election
2003 Scottish Parliament election
The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2003 Scottish Parliament election
2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The 2004 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's part of the wider 2004 European Parliament election which was held between 10 and 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
2005 Scottish Socialist Party leadership election
The 2005 Scottish Socialist Party leadership election was triggered by the resignation of Tommy Sheridan in November 2004.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2005 Scottish Socialist Party leadership election
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2005 United Kingdom general election
2007 Scottish Parliament election
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2007 Scottish Parliament election
2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The 2009 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election, the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
2010 United Kingdom general election
The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2010 United Kingdom general election
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The 2014 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2014 European Parliament election, held on Thursday 22 May 2014, coinciding with the 2014 local elections in England and Northern Ireland.
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2014 Gaza War
The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (translit), and Battle of the Withered Grain (translit), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory that has been governed by Hamas since 2007.
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2014 Scottish independence referendum
A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014.
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2015 United Kingdom general election
The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015 to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2015 and all 59 seats in Scotland were contested under the first-past-the-post, single-member district electoral system.
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
On 23 June 2016, a referendum took place in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
2017 United Kingdom general election
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections.
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2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The 2019 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2019 European Parliament election.
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2019 United Kingdom general election
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 12 December 2019, with 47,567,752 registered voters entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 11 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998.
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2022 City of Edinburgh Council election
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.
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2022 Glasgow City Council election
Elections to Glasgow City Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.
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2022 North Ayrshire Council election
Elections to North Ayrshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.
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2022 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election
2022 Renfrewshire Council election
The 2022 Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 5 May 2022, as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities were up for election.
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2022 Scottish local elections
The 2022 Scottish local elections were held on 5 May 2022, as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections.
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2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
A by-election took place in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 5 October 2023, following the recall of incumbent MP Margaret Ferrier.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
2024 United Kingdom general election
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
See Scottish Socialist Party and 2024 United Kingdom general election
References
Also known as Katie Bonnar, SSP United Left, Scottish Socialist Party United Left, United Left (Scotland).