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Minor party to join

Respect coalition	2 votes - 8 %
Scottish National Party	7 votes - 29 %
Green Party	4 votes - 16 %
Socialist Alliance	1 vote - 4 %
UK Independence Party	0 votes - 0 %
Write In Poll Option	1 vote - 4 %
-	1 vote - 4 %
This is a good idea	13 votes - 54 %
This is a bad idea	1 vote - 4 %
-	0 votes - 0 %
Official Monster Raving Loony Party	11 votes - 45 %

24 Total Votes

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I applaud you Sir by komet (4.00 / 1) #1 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:21:56 PM EST

This could indeed be a rather interesting experiment.

Don't think you should bother with any of the minor parties. They are politically not very important, plus you wouldn't want "former member of UKIP" to show up on any future background checks. If I had to choose among the minor parties I'd go for the Monster Raving Loony Party.

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: Good idea by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #2 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:27:47 PM EST

Added.
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Is there any by ad hoc (4.00 / 1) #3 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:29:01 PM EST

"Islamic Fundametalist" party? Or maybe a "Brown Skinned Radical" party?
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: Well by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #5 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:36:27 PM EST

There are these guys but I think they're more of a pressure group: they don't seem to have a signup page, and Wikipedia says they're not registered.
Or there's the about-to-be-banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, but I'm really not giving HuSi the option to vote to get me arrested...
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You left out the Loonies! by lm (4.00 / 1) #4 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:29:34 PM EST

OMRLP!

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic

: Added now [nt] by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #6 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:37:06 PM EST

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Butch and Petey are harsh and unforgiving in their estimation of female beauty.
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Loonies! by Murkey (4.00 / 1) #7 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:45:35 PM EST

There's a reason these are minor parties... I used to like the Greens too, but I'm with you on the anti-science part.

BNP? For the male, middle class and white... ;)

BNP by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #9 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:51:21 PM EST

£25. But there are limits to how far I'll go with this...
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Butch and Petey are harsh and unforgiving in their estimation of female beauty.
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But you did consider UKIP by squigs (4.00 / 1) #22 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 04:56:20 AM EST

UKIP and BNP seem to be a lot closer in attitude than they like to admit. UKIP is perceived as less racist but ultimately it still attracts the "I'm not racist but..." Daily Mail type.

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Also by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #26 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 03:16:21 PM EST

Respect have been accused of anti-semitism in their campaigning.

I don't think UKIP are as bad as the BNP though. From Wikipedia and the BNP constitution:

(b) The British National Party stands for the preservation of the national and ethnic character of the British people and is wholly opposed to any form of racial integration between British and non-European peoples. It is therefore committed to stemming and reversing the tide of non-white immigration and to restoring, by legal changes, negotiation and consent, the overwhelmingly white makeup of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948.

I'm also not eligible for membership anyway since I'm not an Indigenous Caucasian:

SECTION 2: MEMBERSHIP
1) The British National Party represents the collective National, Environmental, Political, Racial, Folkish, Social, Cultural, Religious and Economic interests of the indigenous Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Norse folk communities of Britain and those we regard as closely related and ethnically assimilated or assimilable aboriginal members of the European race also resident in Britain. Membership of the BNP is strictly defined within the terms of, and our members also self define themselves within, the legal ambit of a defined ‘racial group’ this being ‘Indigenous Caucasian’ and defined ‘ethnic groups’ emanating from that Race as specified in law in the House of Lords case of Mandla V Dowell Lee (1983) 1 ALL ER 1062, HL.

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Butch and Petey are harsh and unforgiving in their estimation of female beauty.
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: Hmm. Looks like I was wrong by squigs (2.00 / 0) #28 Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 06:00:01 AM EST

Maybe it was just Kilroy. I was under the impression that the BNP was trying to disassociate itself from its more obviously racist attitudes. Evidently not.
I guess you could rely on equal rights legislation to force them to accept you as a member.
As an aside, I did hear of one organisation that applied for membership to lots of far right groups on behalf of black people. Only one of them were perfectly happy to accept him if he agreed to go back to Africa. May be a UL of course.

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Can you join CAMRA? by georgeha (4.00 / 5) #8 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:50:01 PM EST

The insidious creeping of ice cold pisswater lager into the dirnking society is doing more to sap John Bull's courage and integrity than a bunch of Euro-weenies or brown skinned radicals.

CAMRA by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #11 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:53:10 PM EST

£18 but not actually a political party. I do drink real ale when I can get it though.
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: Well worthwhile by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #13 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:09:44 PM EST

Even if you only consider the time spent not queueing outside the Cambridge Beer Festival each year and not having to pay the 2 quid a session entry.

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This just shows that they are failing. by herbert (4.00 / 4) #12 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:00:35 PM EST

Somebody needs to start a militant wing - The Real Campaign for Real Ale. The members could go round putting anthrax and ricin into unreal ales.

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: Don't forget the ice cold corn and rice based by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #18 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 06:48:36 PM EST

lager, they're barely real beer at all.

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Non-WIPO, dammit. by herbert (4.00 / 1) #10 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 04:52:23 PM EST

Unfortunately the Natural Law Party don't seem to be a proper party any more.

Non-compete clauses by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #14 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:13:05 PM EST

Have Labour dropped the "Thou shalt not be a member of any other party" rule they used to have?

See the first paragraph beneath the fold by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #16 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:29:45 PM EST

Not sure what I'll do if the winning third party has such a rule.
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: Ah right by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #21 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 04:53:25 AM EST

It was getting late.
Damn.

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WIPO: by ShadowNode (4.00 / 1) #15 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:24:42 PM EST

The BNP, for amusement factor.

The Green Party is getting rather looney in Canada, too. The BC wing opposes public transit, and the federal wing just elected someone who called Brian Mulroney (the most reviled Canadian Prime Minister) the greatest leader in Canadian history.

I'd go Loony by MartiniPhilosopher (4.00 / 1) #17 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 06:04:01 PM EST

If, for no other reason, than that they admit to wanting to run as the "None of the above" party in most of their chosen elections.

Personally my jaded view isn't surprised that such a thing isn't officially on the ballot or where it is on the ballot recognized in a legal manner. After all, preserving the ability of the citizen to make a simple decision in their busy, busy lives on election night should be a high priority. ~~Forcing them into an electoral corner~~ I mean, giving them an either/or decision should be more than enough to represent the majority's views on how any government should be run. None of this complicated mess about not having an actual elected government until a given percentage of the whole has voiced might actually show people that they could survive without an overbearing, tax-guzzling, privacy invading, big-brother of a government breathing down their backs all of the time.

Whenever I hear one of those aforementioned douche bags pontificate about how dangerous [...] videogames are I get a little stabby. --Wil Wheaton.

: The legit protest vote is a good thing by squigs (4.00 / 1) #20 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 04:48:29 AM EST

I've always liked the idea of getting candidates with surnames starting with Z to form the "None of the above" party. The manifesto is to stand down to cause a by-election with new candidates.

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Monster Raving Loony by clover kicker (4.00 / 2) #19 Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 07:32:14 PM EST

I wish we had a similar vote-wasting party in Canuckistan, but the Rhinocerous party went bust a long time ago.

+1FP, brilliant by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #23 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 05:20:14 AM EST

For the minor parties, if you're not talking about your beliefs, you should go with the one with the most support.

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Oh, and by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #24 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 05:23:55 AM EST

Trade union membership will also get you a say in any forthcoming Labour leadership contest.

I voted Prescott last time around, believe it or not.

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Hmmm by Breaker (4.00 / 1) #25 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 05:41:22 AM EST

Labour party: £36
Tory party: £15

TAX AND SPEND, YEAH BABY!

WIPO by yicky yacky (4.00 / 1) #27 Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 06:15:21 PM EST

Plaid Cymru.

Excellent idea for a project, btw. Nice one.

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Hehe by priestess (4.00 / 1) #29 Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 06:32:16 AM EST

When I accidentally joined the Libs I thought I was just giving a donation, didn't know if you donated more than (at that time) at fiver you became a member automatically.

They were hassling me to go canvassing and stuff within a couple of weeks. I assume the others will be doing the same. You could either end up a busy man, or saying No a lot.

Good luck! Keep us updated.

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