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	Labour Party (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Labour Party was establish by the reformist capitalist Fabian Society at a Conference on "Labour Representation" at Memorial Hall, London on February 27, 1900 as the Labour Representation Committee to act as the parliamentary arm of the trade union movement.
		Labour's chances of electoral success were further damaged by the fact that the Thatcher government's popularity was on the rise after successfully guiding the country to victory in the Falklands War.
		The Labour Party is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists (the social democrat bloc in the European Parliament).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/labour_party__uk_ (2890 words)

	Labour Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Labour Party's origins lie in the late 19th century, when it became apparent that there was an increasing need for a third party in Britain to represent the interests and needs of the large working-class population (for instance, the 1899 Lyons vs. Wilkins judgement that limited certain types of picketing).
		The 1960s Labour government, though claiming to be far less radical on economic policy than its 1940s predecessor, introduced several social changes, such as the partial legalisation of homosexuality and the abolition of the death penalty.
		Led by Michael Foot, who was increasingly unpopular with the public, the party went into the 1983 general election with a manifesto dominated by the politics of the party's left-wing, but considered by some socialists to be too watered down by Foot's indecisiveness and pressure from the party's right-wing to be truly convincing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Labour_Party_(UK) (4637 words)

	Scottish Labour Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893), founded by Robert Cunninghame-Graham who later became the first president of the Scottish National Party; and Keir Hardie, who later became the first leader of the Labour Party (UK).
		Scottish Labour Party (1976-1981), a breakaway from the Labour Party (UK), founded by Jim Sillars, then Labour MP for South Ayrshire; John Robertson, then Labour MP for Paisley; and Alex Neil, the UK Labour Party's senior Scottish researcher.
		The "Scottish Labour Party" is the name the Labour Party (UK) has used when campaigning in Scotland, since the 1990's.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party (176 words)

	Keir Hardie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Keir Hardie was born in 1856, the illegitimate son of Mary Keir, a servant from in Lanarkshire.
		In 1893 Hardie and others formed the Independent Labour Party, an action that worried the Liberals, who were afraid that the ILP might, at some point in the future, win the working-class votes that they traditionally received.
		Keir Hardie steered the Labour movement away from what he regarded as the damaging influence of Marxism, and towards a moderate, low church and trade unionist version of socialism that was practical, flexible and with time, helped create a socialist party that has been more electorally and politically successful than most socialist parties outside Scandinavia.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Keir_Hardie (1252 words)

	Scottish National Party
		The party was founded in 1934 as the result of a merger between the National Party of Scotland (NPS) and the Scottish Party.
		The party went into a period of decline after the failure to secure a devolved Scottish Assembly in 1979 and its poor performance in the general election of that year.
		However, the party's MPs who in the main represented seats won from the Tories were less keen to have the SNP viewed as a left-of-centre alternative to Labour, for fear of losing their seats back to the Tories.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scottish_national_party.html (5052 words)

	Encyclopedia: Scottish National Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The SNP was formed in 1934 from the merger of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party.
		However, the party's MPs who in the main represented seats won from the Conservatives were less keen to have the SNP viewed as a left-of-centre alternative to Labour, for fear of losing their seats back to the Conservatives.
		Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (1) The Scottish Parliament (PÃ rlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Scottish-National-Party (5096 words)

	Labour Party (UK) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Labour's chances of electoral success were further damaged by the fact that the Thatcher government's popularity was on the rise after successfully guiding the country to victory in the (Click link for more info and facts about Falklands War) Falklands War.
		In the party's post mortem on why it had lost, it was considered that the 'Shadow Budget' announced by (English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)) John Smith had opened the way for Conservatives to attack the party for wanting to raise taxes.
		One of the first acts of the Labour government was to give the (The central bank of England and Wales) Bank of England operational independence in setting interest rates, a move that had not been foreshadowed in the manifesto or during the election campaign.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/labour_party_(uk)2.htm (3167 words)

	Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Cunninghame-Graham, a strong supporter of Scottish independence, was the party's only MP, for the Lanarkshire North-West constituency, between his defection from the Liberal Party in 1888 and his defeat in the United Kingdom general election 1892, in the Glasgow Camlachie constituency.
		In 1893 the party dissolved itself into the Independent Labour Party.
		This party is not related to the subsequent parties of the same name (see Scottish Labour Party disambiguation page).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party_(1888-1893) (143 words)

	Scottish Labour failings
		However, that only 3 out of the total of 50 labour M.S.P.s found socialist principles or excuse enough not to attend the Queen in parliament is clear proof of how this NEW Labour Party has betrayed ordinary people in favour of the rich and powerful in society.
		The true position of Labour leaders can be clearly seen in their eagerness to demonstrate their loyalty to royalty and to the state and their willingness to betray the people.
		The betrayal of the 3rd June 2003 was a case of 47 Scottish Labour M.S.P. cowards flinching and traitors sneering at the sacrifice of socialist martyrs remembered in the words of the socialist anthem to the people's flag - the Red Flag.
	www.geocities.com /scotpeterdow2/scottishlabourfailings.htm (622 words)

	Encyclopedia: Scottish Labour Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties.
		By 1979 the Scottish Labour Party had lost its seats in the House of Commons, and in 1981 it was formally disbanded.
		Unlike the SLP, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) meticulously planned their breakaway from the Labour Party, and were much more successful.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Scottish-Labour-Party (722 words)

	Scottish Labour Party: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Scottish Labour Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Scottish Labour Party (SLP) was formed in January 1976 as a breakaway from the UK Labour Party, by Labour members disaffected with the then Labour Government's failure to secure a devolved Scottish Assembly as well as with it's social and economic agenda.
		The formation of the SLP was led by Jim Sillars, then a Labour MP for South Ayrshire, Alex Neil, the UK Labour Party's senior Scottish researcher, and John Robertson[?], also a MP at the time.
		Today, the title Scottish Labour Party is used by the mainstream Labour Party in Scotland.
	www.encyclopedian.com /sc/Scottish-Labour-Party.html (350 words)

	Center for Voting and Democracy
		Lesley Quinn, Scottish Labour's general secretary, is to outline to the party's executive later this month her plan for women to be guaranteed at least two of the candidate berths in the four-member wards, and at least one in the three-member wards.
		The principle of a Labour's gender balance policy was approved in a document the party executive passed earlier this year, but it is thought not many of those involved realised what this would mean for male-dominated councillors, already fearful they are to lose their seats to opposition parties.
		Labour's move follows one before the 1999 Scottish parliament election to twin seats, so that pairs of equally winnable constituencies had a man and a woman standing in them.
	www.fairvote.org /pr/global/scotlandhalfwomen.htm (696 words)

	Scotsman.com Election - Scottish Labour Party
		LABOUR has chosen a former tourist chief as its candidate in the Murrayfield by-election for the city council.
		LABOUR has shifted its 2007 Scottish spring conference to November 2006 in order to avoid damaging...
		LABOUR'S grip on Scotland's town halls will be broken at the next council election, with the party...
	election.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=782 (352 words)

	SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY (1888-1893) FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Scottish Labour Party (also known as the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party) was formed by Keir_Hardie, who later became the first leader of the Labour_Party_(UK), and Robert_Cunninghame-Graham, the first socialist Member_of_Parliament (MP) in the parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom, who later went on to become the first president of the Scottish_National_Party.
		Robert Cunninghame-Graham, a strong supporter of Scottish_independence, was the party's only MP, for the Lanarkshire North-West constituency, between his defection from the Liberal Party in 1888 and his defeat in the United Kingdom general election 1892, in the Glasgow Camlachie constituency.
		This party is not related to the subsequent parties of the same name (see Scottish_Labour_Party disambiguation page).
	www.gottaorderflowers.com /Scottish_Labour_Party_(1888-1893) (154 words)

	Scottish Labour conference votes down pensions plan\|12Mar05\|Socialist Worker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Opposition is growing to Labour’s assault on public sector pensions, as a vote at the Scottish Labour Party conference and the momentum to strike both show
		The New Labour government’s attack on public sector pensions suffered a damaging blow when the Scottish Labour Party annual conference unanimously opposed the move last week.
		But the debate at Labour’s Scottish conference underlined the chasm between the government and millions of workers in central and local government, schools and colleges.
	www.socialistworker.co.uk /article.php4?article_id=6030 (1067 words)

	Local Government, Local Democracy
		From the beginning Scottish Labour has worked to make sure that there is strong and effective partnership between the devolved government and local councils.
		Labour will continue its focus on the delivery of excellence in public services, with the principles of social and environmental justice underpinning everything we do.
		Labour strongly supports the direct link between Councillors and those who live in the wards they represent and believes the current electoral system best delivers that accountability.
	www.scottishlabour.org.uk /manifestosection26 (492 words)

	Scottish National Party - dKosopedia
		The Scottish National Party was formed in 1934 by the merger of the National Party of Scotland (a group of former Liberals and Labourites who favored Scottish independence) and the Scottish Party (a group of former Conservatives who favored Home Rule, ie autonomy within the UK).
		Under Tony Blair's Labour Government, the Scottish Parliament was re-established, and in the first Scottish Parliamentary election of 1999 the SNP won 35 seats.
		The party only won five seats in the UK general election of 2001, and with the emergence of the Scottish Socialist Party and the Scottish Green Party, the SNP is no longer the sole advocate of Scottish independence.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Scottish_National_Party (333 words)

	ReVITALise Scottish Labour
		In October 2003 a discussion paper was circulated to stimulate debate over ways we could revitalise Scottish Labour Party conference.
		That working party report was adopted, by a narrow majority, by the SEC at its meeting on 19 February 2005.
		SLP conference adopted the SEC report on 6 March 2005.
	www.revitalisescotlabour.org.uk (480 words)

	News and speeches:: The Labour Party: securing Britain's future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Four years ago, here in Glasgow, I argued that the establishment of the Scottish Parliament marked the end of a long journey but also the beginning of a new journey – towards a Scotland defined not by the border it shares, but by the values it holds.
		But four years ago I argued that the Scottish Parliament was vital not just for what it represented, but for what it could achieve for the people of Scotland.
		Scottish class sizes are smaller and every three-year-old is now guaranteed a nursery place, offering them a crucial first step on the ladder to opportunity.
	www.labour.org.uk /news/scotland (2421 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| PR 'a price worth paying'
		The Labour conference has been debating the issue of PR Delegates at the Scottish Labour Party Conference have been told that the move to bring in proportional representation was the price of coalition government.
		Scottish minister Andy Kerr said that with just 34% of the vote last May, Labour's only option had been to broker a deal with the PR-supporting Lib-Dems.
		The party was against PR, but the reform was conceded to the Liberal Democrats in coalition talks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3492364.stm (735 words)

	Scotsman.com Election - Scottish Labour Party - Scottish Muslims urged to boycott Labour
		MUSLIMS in Scotland have been urged to boycott Labour in the Holyrood election because of its policy on the war in Iraq.
		Organisers of the Lothian Muslim Voting Committee said most members of their community had backed Labour in the past but they could no longer advise continued support because of the party’s record on the war.
		Colin Fox, who heads the SSP top-up list in Lothians, said the decision of the Muslims to break with Labour was very significant, as was its recommendation that support should be given to the SSP in the second vote.
	election.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=782&id=471592003 (617 words)

	An exchange on the nationalism of the Scottish Socialist Party
		Given the overt and repeated insistence of the party that its main aim is to secure an independent Scotland, whether socialist or not, to accept its espousal of various reformist measures and its rhetorical commitment to socialism as good coin requires either a suspension of critical faculties or an acceptance of the SSP’s outlook.
		Scottish Militant Labour, and Tommy Sheridan in particular, first achieved political prominence as a result of their role in the leadership of the anti-Poll Tax campaign.
		It means building political alliances with sections of the SNP and Labour and trade union bureaucrats on a perspective that is explicitly opposed to socialism and attributes all of Scotland’s woes to the continued existence of the monarchy.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/apr2005/ssp2-a25.shtml (3507 words)

	New Statesman: And now for another Labour farce - Scottish Labour Party; Donald Dewar criticized - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With no automatic nominee, the Labour Party's electoral college, composed of parliamentarians in London, Edinburgh and Strasbourg, 30,000 Scottish members, 100,000 trade unionists and affiliated organisations, could not be organised in 28 days.
		The inevitable backlash kicked in and the Scottish leadership panicked at allegations of London "control-freakery".
		He was a member of Scottish Labour Action, the now defunct radical group that sought a greater degree of home rule than the Scottish Parliament now has.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4509_129/ai_66454699 (965 words)

	Revolt in Scottish Labour Party\|29Mar03\|Socialist Worker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RMT union delegates called on the party in Scotland to declare itself "totally opposed to the war".
		In the end there was a deal over the tone of a Scottish Labour Party executive statement on Iraq.
		It means at May's election the party leadership will be hailing Blair's policy in Iraq while many of the rank and file think he is a murderer.
	www.socialistworker.co.uk /article.php4?article_id=3492 (441 words)

	Find Jobs in Scotland at TalentScotland.com
		Many of the world's leading electronics corporations, including Alcatel Optronics, ST Microelectronics, Thales Optronics and Polaroid, have already chosen to locate their research and design activities on Scottish territary and their number is sure to increase as the global optoelectronics sector continues to grow ever more important.
		The Scottish Optoelectronics Association (SOA) was established in 1994 to represent the Scots optoelectronics community.
		The community’s vision is that “the Scottish optoelectronics community will exceed global growth rates through market-leading exploitation of research, entrepreneurial spirit and product development for economic benefits.” semiconductors
	www.talentscotland.com (466 words)

	The Scotsman - Politics - Scottish Labour Party
		The Labour Party is committed to moving UK border controls to the continent and campaign to fingerprint asylum seekers on entry to the EU.
		The Labour Party also plans to promote fairer global trade through the EU.
		Labour faces a very bumpy ride from the electorate over the Iraq war, fuel prices and assorted other difficulties.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /politics.cfm?id=636932004 (244 words)

	PJ Online \| The Society \| Society takes pharmacy message to Scottish Labour Party conference
		The Scottish Department of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society took the pharmacy message to the annual Scottish Labour Party Conference, this year held in Inverness from 27 to 29 February.
		The Scottish Department says that attending the Scottish Labour Party Conference enabled its representatives to speak to politicians and other participants about issues currently affecting the profession and to respond directly to queries on pharmacy developments in Scotland.
		David Thomson, chairman of the Society’s Scottish Department, said: “It is important that the Society continues to ensure that members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), locally elected representatives and indeed their grass roots supporters are kept informed about developments in pharmacy.
	www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20040306/society/p297scottishlabourparty.html (450 words)

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