the socialist party was once part of the labour party , itself has ruled the united kingdom since 1997 and not a member of the socialist international . on the paper , johnson and some of his cohorts — they occasionally , especially the older participants , address each other as " ally " — explains their view on as the split with labour came about . as the third front became the dominant voice in the workers party , culminating with the retention of paul kinnock with tony blair as party leader , the socialist cadre became increasingly disaffected . " there used to be democratic structures , politics meetings " amongst the organisation , they say . the branch meetings now exist but " now , they have a resolution urging for renationalisation of the railways , and they [ the party leadership ] just ignored it . " they argue that the discontent with new labour has cause the parties to shrink " half its membership " and that others are seeking replacement .
The Socialist Party was founded in the United Kingdom.