RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance
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RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance was a left-wing electoral alliance and political party created ahead of the 2016 Scottish Parliament general election. The name was a contrived acronym standing for Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism. The Party name was registered as 'RISE - Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism'.[1] The party was deregistered in November 2020.
RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance | |
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Leader | Jonathon Shafi |
Founded | 29 August 2015 |
Dissolved | 6 November 2020 |
Headquarters | 11 Moorfield Road Blantyre G72 0RH[1] |
Ideology | Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism Scottish independence Scottish republicanism |
Political position | Left-wing[2] |
Colours | Orange, red and white |
The alliance was formally established at a conference in Glasgow on 29 August 2015. The Scottish Socialist Party affiliated to the alliance for the 2016 election,[2] in which RISE fielded candidates on the regional list in all electoral regions, but none were elected.