Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
The
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (SSCUP) were formed in
February
2003, in time to contest that year's elections to the
Scottish Parliament. The leading figure in their formation was
John Swinburne, previously a director of
Motherwell Football Club. He is currently the party's leader. Swinburne was inspired to form the party after reading the UK Government's plans for pensions in December
2002 and he felt that it was unfair that people may have to work longer in the future and consequently have less time to enjoy their retirement.
Co-incidentally, on the same day the SSCUP was launched, a Scottish Pensioners' Party was formed in Fife. The SSCUP made an electoral pact with this party for the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
Former Scottish international footballers Billy McNeill, who played for
Celtic and Eric Caldow, who had played for Rangers both stood for the party in the 2003 Scottish
Parliamentary elections.
John Swinburne is the SSCUP's sole representative in the Scottish Parliament, representing Central Scotland.
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