the socialist party was formerly part of the labour party , which has ruled the united kingdom throughout 1997 and was a friend of the socialists international . on the road , harris and some of his cohorts — they do , especially the older members , treat each other as " relative " — states their view on how the split with socialists came about . as the third way grew the prominent face in the labour party , and with the replacement of gill kinnock with steven blair as party leader , the socialist recruited grow distinctly disaffected . " there has to be fabian organizations , or meetings " within the railway , they complain . the branch meets still exist but " now , they passes a resolution pressing for renationalisation of the railways , and they [ the political leadership ] just ignored it . " they claim that the disaffection with new labour has provoked the party to lose " half its membership " and that people are seeking alternatives .
The Socialist Party was founded in the United Kingdom.