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The Republican Communist Network is a communist political organisation in Scotland. It was a founding member of the Scottish Socialist Party in 1998, [1] though formally disaffiliated from the party in 2012. [2] It is an active participant in the Radical Independence Campaign. [3]

The party publishes a journal called Emancipation and Liberation .

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References

  1. "The Scottish Socialists vowed to bring the struggle to Holyrood, but since ousting Tommy Sheridan, the party have only struggled with themselves". 19 June 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "The RCN platform and the SSP". 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. "Scottish Socialists respond to Scotland's Future". The Targe. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.