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| founder = [[John Maclean (Scottish socialist)|John Maclean]]
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The '''Scottish Workers Republican Party''' (SWRP) was formed by the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Marxist]] activist [[John Maclean (Scottish socialist)|John Maclean]] (1879–1923) in 1923. It advocated the political doctrine of [[communism]], whilst also supporting [[Scottish independence]]. This dual communist-nationalist doctrine was heavily influenced by the thinking of [[James Connolly]] who similarly believed in socialism and independence for [[Ireland]] and had set up his [[Irish Socialist Republican Party]] in 1896.

MacLean argued that the break-up of the British state and empire would aid the cause of worldwide socialism and thus he supported the idea of an independent [[Scotland]]. This inherent [[nationalism]] alienated the SWRP from the mainstream British left though. The SWRP carried on its political activity for some time after the death of MacLean in 1923 but never made any real impact politically.

An organisation which resurrected the name Scottish Workers Republican Party was formed in 1974 as a split from the Scottish Republican Socialist Clubs (forerunner of the [[Scottish Republican Socialist Party]]). In 1976 most of the members of the SWRP joined [[Jim Sillars]]' [[Scottish Labour Party (1976)|Scottish Labour Party]] and this SWRP Mark II party also became defunct.

==External links==
*[http://srsm.port5.com/scotradhist/swrp.html SWRP Manifesto, 1925]
*[http://www.scottishrepublicansocialistmovement.org/Documents/SWRP%20man%201-3.PDF SWRP Manifesto 1974][http://www.scottishrepublicansocialistmovement.org/Documents/SWRP%20man%204-6.PDF][http://www.scottishrepublicansocialistmovement.org/Documents/SWRP%20man%207-9.PDF][http://www.scottishrepublicansocialistmovement.org/Documents/SWRP%20man%2010-11.PDF]

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{{Defunct political parties in Scotland}}

[[Category:Communist parties in Scotland|Workers Republican Party, Scottish]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Scotland|Workers Republican Party, Scottish]]
[[Category:Scottish republicanism]]
[[Category:Republican parties in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1923 establishments in Scotland]]


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