Scottish Democratic Fascist Party

The party charter emphasised: The party explained their anti-Catholic rationale as being that the party was "Scotland First", whereas Catholics were dismissed by the party as owing their allegiance to the Pope. ==Party organ==

The monthly Commonwealth was launched as the SDFP organ on Monday 12 June 1933. Only two issues were published though, and the party failed to attract wide support. ==Relations with the BUF==

Despite being formed out of the Scottish section of Oswald Mosley's New Party, the SDFP was at odds with Mosley's larger British Union of Fascists, particularly over the issue of Catholicism. In contrast to the SDFP, the BUF was accepting of Catholics, with Catholics making up a high percentage of the BUF membership, particularly in Northern England. This led to William Weir Gilmour denouncing the BUF as "run by Roman Catholics, organised by Roman Catholics, in the interests of Roman Catholics." Gilmour later opined that the SDFP's virulent anti-Catholicism may have unintentionally undermined fascism in Scotland by putting off prospective Catholic recruits. ==References==