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Monster Crush
Our latest post General Election Co-ALE-ition ale was launched last Wednesday “Monster Crush” which is a 3.4% hoppy golden session ale brewed by the Wild Weather brewery from Silchester. The Monster Crush pumpclip features a special photo of Howling looking admiringly at Boris Johnson taken at the Uxbridge Parliamentary seat at the General Election last month… Read More
Baron Fullstop’s recent letter to MP’s
In 1963 , when Screaming Lord Sutch entered the political field as the Leader of the Teenage Party, the voting age was 21. Sutch campaigned for it to be 18 and in 1966 Harold Wilson’s government extended the voting franchise to 18 year old’s. In 1983, now as leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony… Read More
The ‘Sunday People’ – about lost deposits
The Sunday People interviewed Howling and published an article about “lost deposits”. “We’re proud of that record,” Loony leader Howling Laud Hope told the Mirror’s Sunday newspaper. “If anyone saved their deposit it would mean they are not being loony enough.
Elvis & Mac
Just a short mention on this one ‘Elvis’, shear coincidence, – both Phil ‘Elvis’ Priestly and Tony ‘The Jersey Flyer’ Blyth, both became bitten with the same ‘Loony Bug’ after meeting up with Howling ‘Laud’ Hope, at the then Party Headquarters, at the Golden Lion Hotel in Ashburton, Devon. Phil just happened to pop in… Read More
Baron Von Bum’s campaign in Islwyn, South Wales
I nearly left it late to stand for the OMRLP in Islwyn, South Wales with about a week to go before the deadline. I was a little dismayed to lose my BUM in the process. I registered as Baron von Magpie BUM, but the returning officer felt my BUM may cause offence to some of… Read More
Electoral Reform
Campaigners have been complaining that the Election was ‘most disproportionate in history’ In a new analysis the Electoral Reform Society – which campaigns to change the voting system – has assessed how the make up of Parliament would have differed had other voting systems been used. The research shows that under a different system UKIP… Read More
General Election 2015
Well there it is, its all over, the dust has settled, and time to reflect, didn’t we do well. 16 candidates in the General and 13 candidates in local elections. Well done to each and every one of you, be as proud of yourself as I am of you. We didn’t return any MPs, but… Read More
George Ridgeon sitting in Gloucester
The reason I stood, or in my case sat, for Parliament , for the first time, five years ago was that I could not help loony “Dancing Ken Hanks” at the University building he was speaking in as it was inaccessible to wheelchairs. How loony was that? My main campaign is for disabled access. I… Read More
Lunacy is sweeping the nation
The Loony Party have seven elected representatives around the UK Howling Laud Hope, Fleet Town Council, Hampshire. Baron Von Thunderclap, Bolney Parish, Sussex. Martin Hogbin, Limpsfield Parish, Surrey. Peter E. Hill, Great Carlton Parish, Lincolnshire. Nick the Flying Brick, Kirk Ireton Parish, Derbyshire. Baron Fullstop, Childwickham Parish, Worcestershire. Roger Monksummers, Gilligham Parish, Dorset.
Mark Beech’s election summary from Aldridge & Brownhills
The Aldridge-Brownhills campaign did not get off to a great start. On my way home from paying the council the £500 deposit my shoelace snapped. Pink Andorevil Gem who had helped or hindered in previous campaigns defected to the Tories. In the first week of the campaign my car broke-down (anyone know where I can… Read More