Democratic Left Scotland
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Democratic Left Scotland (DLS) is the continuation in Scotland of Democratic Left (United Kingdom), the organization formed when the Communist Party of Great Britain was dissolved in 1991. While DLS's sister organisation in England and Wales later renamed itself as the New Politics Network and is in the process of winding itself up completely and becoming part of Charter 88, DLS is still active and still sees itself as part of the left. The organisation's slogan is "There's more to politics than parties", but some of its members do participate in other parties, such as the Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Green Party, including Mark Ballard, the Green Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians. DLS publishes an occasional magazine, Perspectives.
Recent activities include the publication of three books 'Scotland: Land and Power' by Andy Wightman, 'Scotlands of the Future: Sustainability in a small nation' edited by Eurig Scandrett and 'Eurovision or American dream' by David Purdy.
