United Socialist Movement
- United Socialist Movement
The United Socialist Movement was a libertarian communist political organisation based in Glasgow. It published a journal, "The Word".
The group's roots lay in the Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation. Guy Aldred, a leading figure in the group, came to believe that Parliamentarianism was essentially dead, and so there was no longer a need for an anti-Parliamentary propaganda group. In February 1933, he left, with supporters including Ethel MacDonald. In 1934, they linked up with some members of the Independent Labour Party to form the United Socialist Movement.
Aldred used the support of the group to stand for Parliament on an abstentionist platform, and also to stand for Glasgow City Council. The group opposed World War II, while trying to build a broad-based opposition.
The group was wound up in 1965, a couple of years after Aldred's death.
References
*"The British Communist Left 1914-45", Mark Hayes (International Communist Current)
*"Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations", Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Socialist Movement Pakistan — (SMP) is the Pakistani section of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI).FoundationThe Socialist Movement Pakistan was founded at a meeting on Saturday, 17th April 2004 in Lahore, the result of a fusion between the United Socialist Party … Wikipedia
United Socialist Organisation of India — United Socialist Organisation was a leftwing alliance in India. The USOI was launched by Sarat Chandra Bose, the elder brother of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, after his resignation from the Indian National Congress in 1947. Bose wanted to… … Wikipedia
Socialist Movement — The Socialist Movement was an independent left wing grouping in the United Kingdom that grew out the Socialist Conferences.The Socialist Conference was a series of large meetings held in Chesterfield, Sheffield and Manchester in the years after… … Wikipedia
United Socialist Party of Venezuela — Infobox Political party name english = United Socialist Party of Venezuela name native = Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela colorcode = red leader = Hugo Chávez president = chairperson = spokesperson = Willian Lara leader1 name = leader2 name … Wikipedia
Panhellenic Socialist Movement — Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Leader George Papandreou Founder … Wikipedia
National Socialist Movement — may refer to: The defunct National Socialist Movement of Chile (1930s). The defunct National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (1930s 40s) The contemporary National Socialist Movement of Denmark The contemporary National Socialist Movement of … Wikipedia
Christian Socialist Movement — A meeting of the Oxford Branch of the Christian Socialist Movement, with Larry Sanders speaking, October 2007. The Christian Socialist Movement, or CSM, is a socialist society affiliated to the British Labour Party. The CSM was an amalgamation of … Wikipedia
World Socialist Movement — The World Socialist Movement (WSM) is an international organisation of socialist parties. They practice revolutionary Marxism as well as Anti Leninism. All the parties, except the Austrian BDS, began as offshoots from the Socialist Party of Great … Wikipedia
World Socialist Movement — Das World Socialist Movement (WSM) ist eine transnationale Organisation sozialistischer Parteien. Diese vertreten einen revolutionären, anti leninistischen Marxismus. Alle Mitgliedsparteien begannen als Sektionen der Socialist Party of Great… … Deutsch Wikipedia
International Socialist Movement — The International Socialist Movement was a Trotskyist current inside the Scottish Socialist Party from 2001 until March 2006. In came into existence as a change of name by Scottish Militant Labour, the Scottish section of the Committee for a… … Wikipedia
