Scottish Family Party

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The '''Scottish Family Party''' ('''SFP''') is a [[right-wing]], potentially [[fascist]], political party in [[Scotland]] that, despite their limited electoral success, has attracted some notoriety for its inflammatory leafletting and [[social media]] campaigns. Started by [[UKIP|ex-Ukipper]] Richard Lucas in 2017, the party positions itself as the family-orientated voice of the"[[Populism| silent majority]]",{{efn|And in the Scottish Family Party's case that silent majority is so silent they barely bother voting.}} standing up against what they characterise as the overly zealous agenda of the [[Scottish National Party]]. In [[reality]] they are simply a bunch of [[religious]] right-wing [[cranks]] who want to [[Anti-abortion|take away a woman's right to an abortion]], [[Transgender|trans-people's]] right to [[healthcare]] and, seemingly, any and all [[sex education]] in Scottish schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scottishfamily.org/manifesto |title= Scottish Family Party Website}}</ref>

==Fascism, misogyny and homophobia==
Although the SFP likes to present itself as a wholesome family friendly party, it has already established quite prominent links with the [[British]] [[far-right]] which is unsurprising considering that its [[rhetoric]] around [[LGBT]] issues and [[feminism]] is identical to [[fascist]] [[propaganda]], relying on exaggeration, [[lie]]s and [[Conspiracy theory|conspiratorial thinking]] to push the narrative that society is on the brink of some kind of cataclysm of cultural [[degeneracy]] that can only be solved by returning to [[Judeo-Christian]] values.

===Fascism=== 
Niall Fraser, a prominent member of the SFP, appeared on the podcast Hometalk in 2023 a [[white nationalist]] podcast run by the {{wpl|Homeland_(group)|Homeland Party|.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMr7UChCtoA |title= HomeTalk #6 with Special Guest Niall Fraser}}</ref> The SFP's leader also earlier in the same year received an interview from [[Patriotic Alternative]], a [[neo-nazi]] organisation whose members have been caught plotting racist terror attacks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theferret.scot/scottish-family-party-leader-far-right-interview/ |title= The Ferret, Scottish Family Party leader far right interview}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64810069 |title= BBC News, Alleged Patriotic Alternative member admits terror charges }}</ref> The decision to be interviewed by them was one that Lucas doubled down, demonstrating that he does indeed know who Patriotic Alternative are and clearly considers [[white supremacist]] extremists as the kind of people who will be receptive to his views.

===Misogyny===
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The Scottish Family Party promotes a traditionalist approach to [[gender politics]], viewing men and women as fundamentally different but playing complimentary roles in society. The manifesto published on their website explicitly states that such differences are why the [[gender pay gap]] exists. Presumably, the well-documented prevalence of gender [[discrimination]] in the work-place and the pressure on women to do a {{wpl|The Second Shift|second shift}} of house work and child-care that limits their career prospects are not to be considered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://https://gender.stanford.edu/news/why-does-john-get-stem-job-rather-jennifer |title= Stanford University, Why does John get the stem job rather than Jennifer?}}</ref>

Outside of campaigning for a return to a world where being a woman involves not much more than ''[[Kinder, Küche, Kirche]]'': making babies and ironing, they are also very keen to oppose abortion by comparing it to the [[Holocaust]] and organising demonstrations outside of sexual health clinics to harass women trying to get an abortion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20832581.scottish-family-party-blasted-shameful-holocaust-joke |title= The Herald, Scottish Family Party blasted for shameful holocaust joke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/glasgow-sandyford-clinic-protest-sees-hundreds-turn-out-in-response-to-anti-abortion-group/ar-AA18uNsC |title= Glasgow Live, Glasgow Sandyford clinic protest sess hundereds turn out in response to anti-abortion group}}</ref>

===Homophobia===
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Surprise surprise, they have a hard-on of hate for the [https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill Scottish Gender Recognition Act]. Men and women it seems must stay in their lane at all costs, even if it kills gender non-conforming people. Furthermore their manifesto is full of the usual debunked nonsense about [[children]] needing both a dad and mum (they don't, they just need a supportive environment to grow in) and claims that the LGBT community is grooming children by turning them into confused [[Queer|gender-queers]].

==War on sex-ed==
The SFP spends most of its time accusing the Scottish government and education system of [[Paedophile|sexualising children]], exposing them to [[pornography]] and promoting [[BDSM]] among teenagers, often implying if not outright claiming that LGBT-friendly policies in schools are to blame.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/w5zvut/i_would_like_to_thank_the_scottish_family_party/</ref> This is of course laughable, as showing inappropriate films or encouraging children to engage in specific sex acts will ''absolutely'' see you struck from the record by the [https://www.gtcs.org.uk/ General Teaching Council for Scotland] that oversees standards in the profession, queer or not.<ref>    {{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17860310.teacher-sacked-showing-pupils-18-war-movie/ |title= The Herald, Teacher sacked for showing pupils 18 war movie}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2009/05/29/6096-1099/ |title= Religious teacher struck off for showing kids sectarian Nazi film |website= www.deadlinenews.co.uk}}</ref><ref>    {{cite web |url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17441631.teacher-struck-off-letting-pupils-watch-shrek-porn-cartoons/ |title= Teacher struck off for letting pupils watch Shrek porn cartoons |website= www.dunfermlinepress.com}}</ref>

Generally the SFP's campaigning on this issue involves the mailing of often hilariously graphic and sexually suggestive flyers.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/w5zvut/i_would_like_to_thank_the_scottish_family_party/</ref> They also, in a rather less amusing fashion, create mock political [[Advertising|ads]] for [[Scottish National Party]] politicians in which they are seen to "endorse" the sexualisation and promotion of adult material to children.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/scottishfamily/photos/a.1527206073985413/3336615873044415/?type=3</ref>     

==Electoral  failure==
Scotland is a relatively progressive country, even by western standards and so the Scottish Family Party, despite their attention-seeking behaviour, hasn't won a single seat in any of the elections they have run in so far.<ref>    {{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-uk-general-election-results/parties/scottish-family-party/#xj4y7vzkg |title= Bloomberg, Scottish Family Party UK 2019 General Election Results}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url=https://https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-election-2021-who-are-the-20-smaller-parties-running-for-holyrood-including-scottish-family-party-abolish-the-scottish-parliament-party-and-alba-3226016|title= The Scotsman, Scottish Election 2021: Who are the 20 smaller parties running for Holyrood?}}</ref> Good riddance.

==See also==
*[[Family values]]

==External links==
*[https://scottishfamily.org/ The Scottish Family Party's website]

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[[Category:Homophobia]]
[[Category:Transphobia]]
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