Minor parties in the 2017 election

[jondwhite]

from BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39955886

• Apolitical Democrats
• Animal Welfare Party
• British National Party
• Common Good
• Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance
• Church of the Militant Elvis Party
• Concordia
• Demos Direct Initiative
• Friends Party
• Humanity
• Justice & Anti-Corruption Party [The]
• Libertarian
• Movement for Active Democracy
• Monster Raving Loony Party
• Putting North of England people first
• New Society of Worth
• Patria
• Populist Party
• Pirate Party UK
• Rebooting Democracy
• Southend Independent Association
• Something New
• Socialist Party of Great Britain
• Scottish Greens
• Traditional Unionist Voice
• Workers Party
• Workers Revolutionary Party
• Young People's Party

• Alliance for Green Socialism
• Blue Revolution
• Better For Bradford
• Christian Party
• Communist League
• Compass Party
• Christian Peoples Alliance
• English Democrats
• Greater Manchester Homeless Voice
• Independent Sovereign Democratic Britain
• The Just Political Party
• Liberal Party
• Money Free Party
• North East Party
• National Health Action Party
• Open Borders Party
• People Before Profit
• The Peace Party
• The Radical Party
• Social Democratic Party
• Socialist Labour Party
• Space Navies Party
• Scotland's Independence Referendum Party
• The Realists' Party
• Women's Equality Party
• Wessex Regionalists
• War Veteran's Pro-Traditional Family Party
• The Yorkshire Party

[jondwhite]

Something New state

Quote:

RationalDecisions and policy should be based on sound scientific evidence, and tested so we know if they work. We must make the right long-term decisions, without pandering to tomorrow's headlinesDemocraticOur democracy is far from perfect. We can make it better, and one day give everyone a direct voice in how we decide things as a society.

and they have an open-source manifesto

Quote:

Something New has adopted the OpenPolitics Manifesto, an independent non-partisan manifesto that absolutely anyone can contribute to. To suggest a change, just click the button at the top right and write in what you think the manifesto should say.

[ALB]

A cynical comment here:http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/far-left-candidates-at-2017-general.html?m=1

[rodmanlewis]

ALB wrote:

A cynical comment here:http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/far-left-candidates-at-2017-general.html?m=1

Apart from lumping us in with the left, it's not surprising that there are so few so-described parties contesting what is a flash election.

[jondwhite]

Would anyone say 'Something New' Party is left-wing?

[ALB]

rodmanlewis wrote:

Apart from lumping us in with the left, it's not surprising that there are so few so-described parties contesting what is a flash election.

I don't think that's the reason. It's more political. Both TUSC and the CPB, which normally stand candidates even if usually in safe Labour seats, took a deliberate decision this time not to stand against any Labour candidate as a show of support for Corbyn.

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