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词条 Allan Grogan
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  1. Political career

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|name = Allan Grogan
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|caption = At the March and Rally for Scottish Independence in 2013
|party = Scottish Labour Party {{small|(2010-2014)}}
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}}Allan Grogan is a Scottish political activist in Angus, an ex-professional wrestler,[1] and the founder of the Labour for Independence (LFI) campaign.[2] Since October 2014, he has been a member of the Scottish Socialist Party.[3][4]

Political career

Grogan was a Labour sympathizer, joining the Labour Party in his late teens. He remained a member into his early-twenties until he left the UK to work in Asia. He returned to Scotland and rejoined the party in 2010, working for it in election campaigns.[2]

In 2012, he launched LFI as a "home" for pro-indy Labour voters,[5] and spoke out against Labour's decision to join the Conservatives in the Better Together campaign.[6]

In 2014, Grogan was invited to make the case for Scottish independence at a Scottish Labour spring conference fringe event hosted by the Law Society of Scotland. He shared a platform with Shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran and former First Minister Henry McLeish.[7]

McLeish urged conference attendees to be "tolerant of dissident voices" after Grogan's advocacy of a "Yes" vote prompted jeering from the audience.[8] Writing after the debate, Grogan said that "independence need not mean UK lite, but a progressive nation that cares for all its citizens", and that Labour "can play the leading role in this, but it must accept their follies and embrace the need for real and lasting change".[9]

After the referendum results were announced, Grogan left the Labour Party and stood down as LFI's co-convenor.[10] In October 2014, Grogan joined the Scottish Socialist Party ahead of its annual conference.[3] Writing in the Scottish Socialist Voice, he admitted that the SSP "reflect the real socialist values that I have campaigned on during the referendum and throughout my life as a Labour Party member".[11]

At the SSP's annual conference in May 2015, Grogan was elected to the party's ruling Executive Committee.[12]

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/claims-snp-members-seen-supporting-labour-for-independence.21748986|title=Claims SNP members seen supporting 'Labour for Independence'|date=31 July 2013|accessdate=11 March 2015|publisher=The Herald}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/yes-scotland-wins-support-from-labour-rebel-group.18282942|title=Yes Scotland wins support from Labour rebel group|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=The Herald Scotland|author=Robbie Dinwoodie}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/labour-for-indy-founder-quits-and-joins-ssp.1413978379|title=Labour for Indy founder quits and joins SSP|date=22 October 2014|accessdate=22 October 2014|publisher=The Herald}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://dailyscot.com/allan-grogan-resigns-from-the-labour-party |title=Allan Grogan resigns from the Labour Party | |website=Dailyscot.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-18}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-independence-labour-dismisses-rebellion-1-2439472|title=Scottish independence: Labour dismisses rebellion|date=30 July 2012|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=The Scotsman|author=SCOTT MACNAB}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-independence-alex-salmond-hails-independence-on-edinburgh-march-1-2542614|title=Scottish independence: Alex Salmond hails independence on Edinburgh march|date=23 September 2012|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=The Scotsman}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/yes-vote-labour-backer-joins-debate-1.253834|title=Yes vote Labour backer joins debate|date=5 March 2014|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=The Courier.co.uk|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323225257/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/yes-vote-labour-backer-joins-debate-1.253834|archivedate=23 March 2014|df=}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/stop-hating-salmond-and-the-snp-warns-former-first-minister.23757388|title='Stop hating Salmond and the SNP', warns former First Minister|date=23 March 2014|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=The Herald Scotland}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.labourforindy.com/labour_party_conference|title=Labour Party Conference|date=23 March 2014|accessdate=23 March 2014|work=Labour For Independence|author=Allan Grogan|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323225406/http://www.labourforindy.com/labour_party_conference|archivedate=23 March 2014|df=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allangrogan.com/2014/09/throughout-my-campaigning-life-which.html|title=After 23 Years With a Heavy Heart|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=22 October 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://scottishsocialistvoice.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/labour-for-indy-leader-joins-ssp|title=Labour for Independence leader joins Scottish Socialist Party|date=22 October 2014|accessdate=22 October 2014|publisher=Scottish Socialist Voice}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=https://scottishsocialistvoice.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/ssp-conference-sets-out-party-strategy-for-the-year-ahead|title=SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead|date=5 June 2015|accessdate=11 June 2015|publisher=Scottish Socialist Voice}}
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