Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party. [1] Once a member of the Labour Party, joining the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1984, [2] McVey was expelled from the party under Neil Kinnock's leadership for his association with the Militant tendency. [3]
He was formerly president of the Socialist Students Society at the University of Stirling, where he protested university plans to present former defence secretary Dr John Reid with an honorary degree. [4] [5]
In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%). [2] However, he stood down as the SSP's national secretary at the party's 2015 conference. [6]
McVey was the lead candidate in the Central Scotland region for the left-wing party RISE at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. [7]
As of December 2018, he remains a member of the SSP executive.
References
- ^ "Scottish Socialists to fight all regional lists". The Scotsman. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ a b "SSP names by-election candidate". BBC News. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Labour convinced it has Militant beaten". The Herald. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Students' anger at honour for former minister". The Herald. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Honorary degree for Reid sparks outrage". The Scotsman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Central Scotland: Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party. [1] Once a member of the Labour Party, joining the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1984, [2] McVey was expelled from the party under Neil Kinnock's leadership for his association with the Militant tendency. [3]
He was formerly president of the Socialist Students Society at the University of Stirling, where he protested university plans to present former defence secretary Dr John Reid with an honorary degree. [4] [5]
In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%). [2] However, he stood down as the SSP's national secretary at the party's 2015 conference. [6]
McVey was the lead candidate in the Central Scotland region for the left-wing party RISE at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. [7]
As of December 2018, he remains a member of the SSP executive.
References
- ^ "Scottish Socialists to fight all regional lists". The Scotsman. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ a b "SSP names by-election candidate". BBC News. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Labour convinced it has Militant beaten". The Herald. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Students' anger at honour for former minister". The Herald. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Honorary degree for Reid sparks outrage". The Scotsman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Central Scotland: Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.