Socialist Alternative

Socialist Alternative (England, Wales and Scotland)

Socialist Alternative

Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	August 2019
Newspaper	Socialist Alternative
Ideology	Marxism Revolutionary socialism Trotskyism
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	International Socialist Alternative
Colours	Red
Website
https://www.socialistalternative.net/

Socialist Alternative is a Trotskyist political party in England, Wales and Scotland. It is affiliated to the International Socialist Alternative. It was founded in August 2019, following the split in the Committee for a Workers' International.

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v t e Militant – Socialist Party
General	Revolutionary Communist Party The Club Revolutionary Socialist League Trotskyism Entryism Labour Party Open Turn Committee for a Workers' International Militant in Liverpool The Socialist
General Secretary	Jimmy Deane (1957–1965) Peter Taaffe (1965–2020) Hannah Sell (2020–present)
Prominent current or former members	Terry Fields Ted Grant Peter Hadden Derek Hatton Ellis Hillman John Macreadie Lesley Mahmood Tony Mulhearn Dave Nellist Pat Wall Matt Wrack
Affiliated	Campaign for a New Workers' Party All-Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation Labour Party Young Socialists Show Racism the Red Card Socialist Party Scotland (earlier Scottish Militant Labour) Socialist Students Youth against Racism in Europe
Splinter groups	Socialist Appeal Socialist Solidarity Network (later Socialist Resistance) Socialist Alternative
Related	Far-left politics in the United Kingdom Socialist Alliance (England) Socialist Green Unity Coalition Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Far-left politics in the United Kingdom

Groups

Extant

Marxist–Leninist	Communist Party of Britain Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party of Ireland EPSR Supporters Irish Republican Socialist Party New Communist Party Revolutionary Communist Group Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist) Stalin Society Workers' Party of Ireland
Trotskyist	Alliance for Workers' Liberty Communist League International Socialist League People Before Profit (Ireland) Red Flag Platform Socialist Action Socialist Appeal Socialist Democracy (Ireland) Socialist Equality Party Socialist Party (England and Wales) Socialist Party Scotland Socialist Resistance Socialist Workers Party Solidarity (Scotland) Spartacist League Workers' Fight WIRFI Supporters Workers Revolutionary Party
Left-anarchist	Anarchist Federation Class War Freedom Press Solidarity Federation
Miscellaneous	32 County Sovereignty Movement Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) (Incl. Communist Students) Communist Workers' Organisation éirígí Independent Working Class Association Industrial Workers of the World London Black Revolutionaries Red Star Saoradh Socialist Party of Great Britain Socialist Studies Workers Party of Britain
Electoral alliances	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Defunct

Marxist–Leninist	Association of Communist Workers British and Irish Communist Organisation Committee to Defeat Revisionism, for Communist Unity Communist Labour Party (Scotland) Communist League of Great Britain Communist Organisation in the British Isles Communist Party of Great Britain Communist Party of Scotland Communist Workers League of Britain (Marxist–Leninist) English People's Liberation Army Revolutionary Communist League of Britain Revolutionary Internationalist Contingent Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist League Revolutionary Policy Committee South Wales Socialist Society Straight Left Workers' Institute of Marxism–Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought Workers Party of Scotland Working People's Party of England
Trotskyist	The Club Communist Forum Communist League (1932) Communist League (1990) International Group International Marxist Group International Socialist Group International Socialist Group (Scotland) International Socialist Movement International Socialist Network League for Socialist Action Left Alternative Left Fraction Leninist League Marxist Group Marxist Party Marxist Worker Militant Group Militant Tendency Movement for Socialism Permanent Revolution Red Action Revolutionary Communist League (Chartist) Revolutionary Communist Party (1944) Revolutionary Communist Party (1978) Revolutionary Democratic Group Revolutionary Socialist League (1938) Revolutionary Socialist League (1957) Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Workers' Party Scottish Militant Labour Socialist Democracy Group Socialist Group Socialist Labour Group Socialist Solidarity Network Socialist Unity Network Workers' International League (1937) Workers' International League (1985) Workers' Internationalist League Workers League Workers' Socialist League
Left-anarchist	The Angry Brigade King Mob Movement Against the Monarchy Space Hijackers United Socialist Movement WOMBLES
Miscellaneous	Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation Big Flame Communist Bulletin Group Communist League (1847) Communist League (1919) Communist Party (British Section of the Third International) Communist Party of South Wales and the West of England Communist Unity Group Industrial Syndicalist Education League Industrial Workers of Great Britain Labour Emancipation League Respect Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Scottish Workers' Republican Party Socialist Environmental Alliance Socialist Labour Party (1903) Socialist League Socialist Propaganda League Solidarity Workers' Socialist Federation
Electoral alliances	No2EU Red Front Socialist Alliance Socialist Green Unity Coalition Socialist Unity

v t e Political parties in the United Kingdom
Legislatures of the United Kingdom
House of Commons (650)	Conservative (312) Labour (246, including Labour Co-operative*) Scottish National (35) Liberal Democrats (11) Change UK (11) Democratic Unionist (10) Sinn Féin^† (7) Plaid Cymru (4) Green (E&W) (1) Independent (11) Speaker (1) vacant (1)
House of Lords (778)	Conservative (243) Labour (182) Crossbenchers (183) Liberal Democrats (96) Democratic Unionist (4) Ulster Unionist (2) UKIP (1) Plaid Cymru (1) Green (E&W) (1) Lord Speaker (1) Non-affiliated (32) Independents (6) Lords Spiritual (26)
Scottish Parliament (129)	Scottish National (62) Conservatives (31) Labour (24) Scottish Green (6) Liberal Democrats (5) Independent (1)
National Assembly for Wales (60)	Labour (29) Conservatives (11) Plaid Cymru (10) Brexit Party (4) Independent (3) UKIP (2) Liberal Democrats (1)
Northern Ireland Assembly (90)	Democratic Unionist (27) Sinn Féin (27) Social Democratic and Labour (12) Ulster Unionist (10) Alliance (8) Green (NI) (2) People Before Profit (1) Traditional Unionist Voice (1) Independent Unionist (2)
London Assembly (25)	Labour (12) Conservative (8) Green (E&W) (2) UKIP (1) Liberal Democrats (1) Independent (1)
European Parliament (73 of 751)	Brexit Party (EFDD, 29) Liberal Democrats (ALDE, 16) Labour (S&D, 10) Green (E&W) (Greens/EFA, 7) Conservative (ECR, 4) Scottish National (Greens/EFA, 3) Plaid Cymru (Greens/EFA, 1) Sinn Féin (GUE/NGL, 1) Democratic Unionist (NI, 1) Alliance (ALDE, 1)
Other national and regional parties	Animal Welfare Party British National English Democrats Independent Community and Health Concern Liberal Mebyon Kernow National Health Action Progressive Unionist RISE SDP Solidarity^§ Women's Equality Party UK European Union Party Yorkshire Party
*Co-operative Party candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party. ^†Sinn Féin have elected members and offices at Westminster, but as abstentionists do not take their seats. ^§Some candidates stand as "Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition" candidates.
Portal:Politics List of political parties by representation Politics of the United Kingdom

Category:Far-left politics in United Kingdom England, Wales and Scotland Category:Trotskyist organizations in United Kingdom

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