Protestant Action Society
| Protestant Action Society | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | John Cormack |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Ideology |
Religious conservatism Anti-Catholicism Anti-Irish immigration |
| Religion | Protestantism |
|
Politics of Scotland Political parties Elections | |
The Protestant Action Society was a political party in Edinburgh active in the 1930s. It was founded by John Cormack in 1933 and had elected nine members to the Edinburgh Council in 1936 with 31 percent of the vote.[1]
Although often compared to the fascist movements active at the time, the society physically attacked Blackshirt meetings in Edinburgh due to the British Union of Fascists support for a United Ireland.[2] The party emerged at a time when other similar movements were arising in other parts of Scotland, such as the similar Glasgow based Scottish Protestant League, and the Scottish Democratic Fascist Party.
One of the councilors was the Jewish antique dealer Esta Henry who was elected to one of the Canongate wards in 1936.[2][3]
Cormack tried to encourage the Orange Order in Scotland to join in his movement, but with so little success that he left the movement in 1939 and was not readmitted until the late 1950s.[2][3]
At its peak the party had 8,000 members.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Page 51, Protestant Political Parties: A Global Survey
- 1 2 3 4 Gallagher, T. (1987). Glasgow: The Uneasy Peace : Religious Tension in Modern Scotland, 1819–1914. Manchester University Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780719023965.
- 1 2 Cooke, Anthony and Donnachie, Ian (1998). Readings 1850 to the Present Volume 4 of Modern Scottish History 1707 to the Present. Tuckwell Press, in association with the Open University in Scotland and the University of Dundee. p. 186. ISBN 9781862320833.