Scottish Protestant League

The Scottish Protestant League (SPL) was a far-right political party in Scotland during the 1920s and 1930s. The League was led by Alexander Ratcliffe, who founded it in 1920.

Scottish Protestant League
AbbreviationSPL
LeaderAlexander Ratcliffe
FounderAlexander Ratcliffe
Founded1920
DissolvedEarly 1940s
Merged intoScottish Democratic Fascist Party
NewspaperThe Vanguard
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Religious conservatism
Fascism
Anti-Irish immigration
Scottish Home Rule
Anti-Catholicism
Antisemitism (from late 1930s)
Political positionFar-right politics
ReligionProtestantism
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