Scottish Voice
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| Scottish Voice | |
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| Leader | Archie Stirling |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Keir Estate Office, Craigarnhall, Bridge Of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4NG |
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| Political Position | Centre-right |
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| European Affiliation | |
| European Parliament Group | {{{europarl}}} |
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| Website | www.scottishdemocrats.com |
| See also | Politics of Scotland |
A new centre-right political party, provisionally named the Scottish Democrats or Scottish Voice[1], was launched in Scotland in February 2007.[2][3] The founder of the party is wealthy businessman and landowner Archie Stirling, the former husband of actress Dame Diana Rigg and nephew of Special Air Service (SAS) founder Sir David Stirling.
Although Stirling personally is a Unionist, in a statement he said "The position of Scotland within the union is not central to this movement."[4]
Many of the new party's supporters were formerly in the Scottish Conservatives, but have found themselves in disagreement with it, particularly after its massive decline in Scottish politics in the 1980s an 1990s
[edit] External links
- Official website (under construction)
- Party details from the Electoral Commission website
[edit] References
- ^ BBC News Scotland, 4 January 2007
- ^ Electoral Commission
- ^ "Millionaire maverick plans 'what about us' party", The Scotsman, 5 January 2007
- ^ "New Scots party 'not founded to save UK'", Scotland on Sunday, 7 January, 2007
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