Scottish Democratic Fascist Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SDFP |
| Leader | William Weir Gilmour |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Split from | New Party (UK) |
| Preceded by | Scottish Protestant League, Protestant Action Society |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Newspaper | Commonwealth |
| Ideology | Fascism Scottish nationalism Scottish independence Fascist corporatism Anti-Catholicism Anti-Irish sentiment Anti-capitalism Anti-communism Antisemitism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Protestantism |
The Scottish Democratic Fascist Party (SDFP) or Scottish Fascist Democratic Party[1][2] was a political party in Scotland. It was founded in 1933 out of the Scottish section of the New Party by William Weir Gilmour and Major Hume Sleigh.[3][4][5]
- ^ G. Bowd, Fascist Scotland - Caledonia and the Far Right, Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2013, pp. 32-34
- ^ T. Linehan, British Fascism 1918-39: Parties, Ideology and Culture, Manchester University Press, 2000, p. 133
- ^ Kushner, Tony, and Kenneth Lunn. Traditions of Intolerance: Historical Perspectives on Fascism and Race Discourse in Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989. p. 199
- ^ Gallagher, Tom. Edinburgh Divided: John Cormack and No Popery in the 1930s. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1987. p. 204
- ^ The Scotsman - Monday 12 June 1933 pg.7
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