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Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician and co-convenor of Solidarity. Sheridan was active as a Militant entryist in the Labour Party until 1989 when Labour expelled him,〔Dave () Osler ("The Tribune interview: Tommy Sheridan – Tartan Trot" ),''Tribune'', 30 July 1993〕 and became a member of Scottish Militant Labour (SML), which eventually became the core of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). He was a prominent campaigner against the Community Charge in Scotland, and was jailed for six months for attending a warrant sale in 1991 after Glasgow Sheriff Court had served a court order on him banning his presence. In 2000 and 2002, Sheridan was jailed over the non-payment of fines levied in connection with a breach of the peace committed at demonstrations against the presence of the nuclear fleet at the Faslane Naval Base.〔("Sheridan jailed after protest" ), BBC News, 25 August 2003〕 In 2006, in the case of ''Sheridan v News International'', he won an action for defamation against the ''News of the World'' and was awarded £200,000 damages. The following year, he was charged with perjury for having told lies to the court in his defamation case.〔("Sheridan charged in perjury probe" ), BBC News, 16 December 2007〕 In the following weeks, six of his relations and colleagues were also charged. In October 2010, he appeared together with his wife Gail at a trial for perjury. While the charges against his wife were withdrawn, on 23 December 2010, Sheridan was convicted of perjury, and on 26 January he was sentenced to three years imprisonment. In the light of the ''News of the World'' phone hacking affair, the Crown Office has been ordered to reassess the case. Sheridan left prison in January 2012 under automatic early release rules. ==Early life== Sheridan's mother is Alice Sheridan, a political activist who has stood as a candidate for political groups involving her son. Sheridan attended the Roman Catholic schools of St Monica's Primary and Lourdes Secondary before studying at the University of Stirling, where he received a degree in Economics. He obtained a MSc in Social Research at the University of Strathclyde in 2008. He studied law at Strathclyde Law School, on the two-year fast track degree, but did not complete the course.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scots Law News, Edinburgh Law School )〕 He also played football at Junior level with Larkhall Thistle, Benburb, East Kilbride Thistle, Baillieston Juniors and St. Anthony's.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OLD FIRM UNITED )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC NEWS - UK - Scotland - CV: Tommy Sheridan )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tommy Sheridan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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