The United Socialist Party (TUSP) was a British political organisation formed in 2004.[1]
The party was formed in Liverpool by a number of former Liverpool Dockers who had been active in the strike of 1995–1997. Other leftist groups such as the Revolutionary Democratic Group, WIRFI and International Socialist League[2] became involved and the party experienced ideological and organisational conflicts – as the Socialist Labour Party had before it – between those seeking a more left-wing version of the Labour Party and those aiming to found a multi-tendency revolutionary party.
TUSP stood in local elections between 2006 and 2008, retaining no deposits.[3] From 2010 its role was taken to some extent by the similarly acronymed TUSC (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) which emerged from the Socialist Party's Campaign for a New Workers' Party with which TUSP had been involved.[4] Their website contains no new content since 2009 and the organisation appears to be moribund; however as recently as 2014 TUSC stated that a member of the United Socialist Party had stood for election as part of the coalition.[5]
Publications edit
Periodicals edit
- Unite
- Socialist Studies (2006–)
Pamphlets edit
- Unite the Struggles! An Introduction to The United Socialist Party (2005)
References edit
- ^ http://www.tusp.org.uk/welcome [dead link]
- ^ "Workers breaking with Labour - Weekly Worker". weeklyworker.co.uk.
- ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2006". councillors.liverpool.gov.uk. 4 May 2006.
- ^ Taylor, Ros (20 March 2006). "Workers of the world, (re)unite". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2014 THE TUSC RESULTS IN FULL". www.tusc.org.uk. 30 May 2014.
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