Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish Socialist Party | |
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| Abbreviation | SSP |
| Chairperson | Christine McVicar |
| Secretary | Bill Bonnar |
| Spokesperson | Colin Fox Natalie Reid |
| Workplace Organiser | Richie Venton |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Merger of | Scottish Socialist Alliance Scottish Militant Labour |
| Headquarters | Suite 370 Central Chambers 93 Hope Street Glasgow G2 6LD |
| Newspaper | Scottish Socialist Voice |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red, white, and yellow |
| Scottish Parliament | 0 / 129 |
| Local government in Scotland | 0 / 1,227 |
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The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scottish republic.
The party was founded in 1998. 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, 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.