The Far Left, Scottish Independence and Brexit

The far left comprises a large number of parties and movements, but the most significant are the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party of Britain, and the Scottish Socialist Party. In the referendums of 2014 and 2016, most of them supported Scottish independence and the w...

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Main Author: Jeremy Tranmer
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2022-06-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/9520
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The Far Left, Scottish Independence and Brexit
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Scottish independence referendum
Brexit
nationalism
labour movement
far left
internationalism
title The Far Left, Scottish Independence and Brexit
title_full The Far Left, Scottish Independence and Brexit
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title_short The Far Left, Scottish Independence and Brexit
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Brexit
nationalism
labour movement
far left
internationalism
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