In the UK the three major parties are the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. These parties are taken very seriously by British citizens. But there also exists smaller parties which are not taken so seriously. They have been founded to show how absurd politics can be. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party was established in 1983 by musician and politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch. Even though there exists hundreds of candidates with ridiculous names none of them have ever won a seat in the Commons. One of the loony parties proposes a lowering of the school-leaving age to nine.
Examples of crazy proposals:
-Re-introducing hanging (but only for offences like throwing away banana skins on the street)
-Conquering France
-Placing an electric shock collar on the other politicians, the type to stop dogs barking, so they can be shocked every time they lie
-All football team's should wear the same colored shirts, shorts and boots, wear big red noses and bright green wigs, as this will lead to a more exciting and interesting game.
-Semicolons should be banned; No-one knows when to use one anyway.
Not many people vote for these parties, but a few actually do. The fact that loony parties win a handful of votes indicates that some people are quite bored with conventional politics – and that many have a good sense of humor.
Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999)
Amazing post, my hat's off to you! I also believe there's a party for better bicycle roads. It does seem a bit meaningless, though, as they don't stand a chance of getting a single seat in parliament. And semi-colons are cool; you must use them!
SvarSlett