Scargill soon became a left-wing political activist and was a member of the Young Communist League from 1955 to 1962, and then a member of the Labour Party between 1962 and 1996.

• 斯卡吉尔很快成为一名左翼政治活动家，1955年到1962年他是一个共青团员，1962年到1996年是工党党员。