Socialist Workers Party (UK)

The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is the largest political party of the far left in Britain. It describes its beliefs as revolutionary socialist. It does not currently contest elections as a party but is a member of the Respect coalition which has one MP and a number of councilors. In Scotland the SWP exists as a platform of the Scottish Socialist Party.

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Political party - Far left - Britain - Revolutionary - Socialist - Respect coalition - MP - Scotland - Scottish Socialist Party

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The SWP has an industrial department, which co-ordinates its work within the working class movement and a student section, named the Socialist Workers' Student Society which has groups at numerous universities. It participates in a number of united fronts, most notably the Stop the War Coalition. On the international level it leads the International Socialist Tendency.

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Student - Socialist Workers' Student Society - United front - Stop the War Coalition - International Socialist Tendency

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