Solidarity (Scotland)

Solidarity
Scotland's Socialist Movement
Solidarity ; Scotland's Socialist Movement
Gaelic name	Dlùth-chomann – Gluasad Sòisealach na h-Alba
Scots name	Solidaritie – Scotland's Socialist Muivement
Founded	2006
Dissolved	2021
Split from	Scottish Socialist Party
Merged into	Alba Party
Headquarters	36 Chestnut Crescent; East Kilbride; G75 9EL
Ideology	Socialism; Scottish independence; Scottish republicanism; Euroscepticism;
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
National affiliation	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition; No2EU (2009);
Colours	Red, Green, White
	Politics of Scotland; Political parties; Elections;

Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement was a political party in Scotland. The party launched on 3 September 2006, founded by two former Scottish Socialist Party MSPs, Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne, in the aftermath of Sheridan's libel action.

On 23 December 2010, Sheridan was convicted of perjury during the 2006 defamation action, and sentenced to three years imprisonment on 26 January 2011. Solidarity performed poorly in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, achieving only 2,837 votes or 0.14% of the overall regional list vote.

Solidarity formally ended its existence as a political party in December 2021, giving its support to the Alba Party instead.^[1]^{[failed verification]}

^ ^a ^b Russell, Greg (6 December 2021). "Tommy Sheridan's Solidarity de-registers as political party". The National.
^ "View registration – The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Robert Burns – The Radical, The Republican, The Revolutionary". solidarity.scot. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020. OUR VISION IS OF AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND.
A SOCIALIST SCOTLAND.
A MODERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WHERE A PERSON'S WORTH IS MEASURED BY THEIR CHARACTER, COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR FELLOW MAN NOT THEIR BANK BALANCE, BIRTH OR STATUS
INDEPENDENCE IS NOT THE END OF OUR JOURNEY IT IS THE START OF OUR JOURNEY
THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A FAIRER COUNTRY THAT PUTS PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS AND BABIES BEFORE BOMBS
BURNS WOULD APPROVE OF OUR RADICAL VISION

[deregister-1] Russell, Greg (6 December 2021). "Tommy Sheridan's Solidarity de-registers as political party". The National.

[2] "View registration – The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk.

[Solidarity_website-3] "Robert Burns – The Radical, The Republican, The Revolutionary". solidarity.scot. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020. OUR VISION IS OF AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND.
A SOCIALIST SCOTLAND.
A MODERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WHERE A PERSON'S WORTH IS MEASURED BY THEIR CHARACTER, COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR FELLOW MAN NOT THEIR BANK BALANCE, BIRTH OR STATUS
INDEPENDENCE IS NOT THE END OF OUR JOURNEY IT IS THE START OF OUR JOURNEY
THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A FAIRER COUNTRY THAT PUTS PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS AND BABIES BEFORE BOMBS
BURNS WOULD APPROVE OF OUR RADICAL VISION

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