Everyone: What's your political party?

[Skittles!]

I voted Communist/Facist for the hell of it.

There's nothing with Communism. It's just the way the current leaders of the Communist countries are handling it which is bad.

[Guidocks]

True.

[Skittles!]

Communism is the closest thing I'll get to having a set politicial party.

[Guidocks]

Fascism.

[Skittles!]

Hmm. I'm sick of John Howard

[spinwizard]

pro-conservative (UK) here!

[gimil]

can i just point out that new labour(britian) are more center right now a days

[jay_a2j]

I just got 3 coffee mugs:


1. Tolerance: Is the virtue of a man without convictions

2. Lord help me to be the Conservative the Liberals fear I am

3. Liberalism: The haunting fear that someone, someplace can help themselves



Yeah, I'm a Conservative (shocking isn't it?)

[Titanic]

I disagree with the British party alignments in the poll. In particular, the Lib Dems definitely ain't full left - it's debatable whether that small bunch of opportunists are even to the left of Labour.

Just my tuppence.

Yer, Lib Dems definately arnt full left, but imo they are left of New Labour.

Gimil, I still think New Labout are centre-left. Especially with the ecnomic policies they are still left, although with some social ones they are going to the right a bit (counter-terrorism bills etc..), but are still on the left overall.

I voted Labour, as I always have been, and probably always will be Labour through and through. Lib Dems are the only other party I will support, and that is only if Labour do a right royal screw up. Btw, Democrats arnt really centre left are they? There just more left then Republicans, but still on the right...

[Guiscard]

I just got 3 coffee mugs:


1. Tolerance: Is the virtue of a man without convictions

2. Lord help me to be the Conservative the Liberals fear I am

3. Liberalism: The haunting fear that someone, someplace can help themselves



Yeah, I'm a Conservative (shocking isn't it?)

Jay I have a genuine fear that in some point in your life you were either severely bullied or abused by a Liberal Atheist... So much hate!

[Stopper]

Yer, Lib Dems definately arnt full left, but imo they are left of New Labour.

Gimil, I still think New Labout are centre-left. Especially with the ecnomic policies they are still left, although with some social ones they are going to the right a bit (counter-terrorism bills etc..), but are still on the left overall.

I voted Labour, as I always have been, and probably always will be Labour through and through. Lib Dems are the only other party I will support, and that is only if Labour do a right royal screw up. Btw, Democrats arnt really centre left are they? There just more left then Republicans, but still on the right...

Trying to position political parties that precisely nowadays is a nightmare - I wouldn't even attempt it. I don't think any party, just about anywhere in the world, follows left-wing economic policies (hmm, except maybe in South America.) Gordon Brown made the Bank of England rate-setting independent within a week of becoming Chancellor (or thereabouts) - when he did that he had Labour lefties frothing at the mouth.

[jay_a2j]

I just got 3 coffee mugs:


1. Tolerance: Is the virtue of a man without convictions

2. Lord help me to be the Conservative the Liberals fear I am

3. Liberalism: The haunting fear that someone, someplace can help themselves



Yeah, I'm a Conservative (shocking isn't it?)

Jay I have a genuine fear that in some point in your life you were either severely bullied or abused by a Liberal Atheist... So much hate!

Rest assure your fear is unfounded. And its not hate.... its confidence in my beliefs.

[GustavusAdolphus]

No party up for there for me I'm afraid. I've been reduced to voting against people.

Look at the candidates for the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections and tell me this isn't the case for most people.

[unriggable]

Jay, quick question, if we perform an abortion in the name of god, is it okay?

[cosmin]

i voted fascist/communist!:twisted: because you forgot the GFY option:evil:

[dwightschrute]

twiggy shut up

[jay_a2j]

Jay, quick question, if we perform an abortion in the name of god, is it okay?

Quick answer.....no.

[Kahless]

I disagree with the British party alignments in the poll. In particular, the Lib Dems definitely ain't full left - it's debatable whether that small bunch of opportunists are even to the left of Labour.

Just my tuppence.

Everyones to the left of labour nowadays

[mr. incrediball]

I disagree with the British party alignments in the poll. In particular, the Lib Dems definitely ain't full left - it's debatable whether that small bunch of opportunists are even to the left of Labour.

Just my tuppence.

Everyones to the left of labour nowadays

stupid thatcher...

btw there are more than 3 parties in britain, i wonder if there's a list somewhere...

is the monster raving looney party still going? and what exactly did they do?

[mr. incrediball]

ah, here we go, sorry it's so jumbled, you'll be able to work it out:

Political parties with elected representation at a national or international level
Party Representation Comments
UK House of Commons Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Europe
Labour Party
Traditionally left-wing now claims the "centre ground" of British politics; allied to Trade unions; free market policies have replaced its earlier socialist platform in recent years; supports greater European integration; socially progressive

Conservative Party
Centre-right to right-wing party; committed to free markets since 1940s; opposes greater European integration[citation needed]; socially conservative

Liberal Democrats
Tradtionally centrist, has drifted increasingly to the left since the emergence of New Labour; supports greater European integration; socially progressive

Democratic Unionist Party 9 N/A N/A 36 1 More hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland, has a rightwing political agenda
Scottish National Party 6[1] 26 N/A N/A 2 Centre-left party in favour of Scottish independence.
Sinn Féin 5 N/A N/A 28 1[2] Irish Republican party in Northern Ireland, supports democratic socialism. Do not take their seats in the British House of Commons.
Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales 3[1] N/A 12 N/A 1 Centre-left party in favour of Welsh independence.
Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 N/A N/A 16 0 Constitutional Irish nationalist party in Northern Ireland, has a centre-left and social democratic political orientation.
Ulster Unionist Party 1 N/A N/A 18 1 Unionist party in Northern Ireland which is traditionally an amalgam of the political spectrum, considered more moderate than the Democratic Unionist Party.
Respect Coalition 1 N/A N/A N/A 0 Left wing party active in England and Wales; concentrates on an anti-war platform. Ideology is democratic socialism.
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Local party based in Kidderminster.
Scottish Green Party 0 7 N/A N/A 0 Ecologist party in favour of Scottish independence.
Scottish Socialist Party 0 4 N/A N/A 0 Far left party in favour of Scottish independence, is a coalition of numerous leftwing ideological factions
Solidarity 0 2 N/A N/A 0 Far left party in favour of Scottish independence, broke away from the Scottish Socialist Party in 2006
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 1 N/A N/A 0 Party supporting better pensions
Forward Wales 0 N/A 1 N/A 0 Socialist party in Wales, opposes Welsh independence but supports greater autonomy
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 N/A N/A 7 0 Liberal party in Northern Ireland that aims to breakdown sectarian divisions between Catholics and Protestants. Has a nuetral stance on the Constitutional issue of Northern Ireland's status and is linked with the Liberal Democrats
Progressive Unionist Party 0 N/A N/A 1 0 Loyalist party in Northern Ireland broadly sympathetic to the Labour Party, has links to a loyalist paramilitary, the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Green Party in Northern Ireland 0 N/A N/A 1 0 Ecologist party in Northern Ireland.
UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 10 Eurosceptic party which favours withdrawal from the EU and free market economics.
Green Party of England and Wales 0 N/A 0 N/A 2 Generally centre-left, ecologist party.


[edit] Note
^ a b The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru work as a group in the House of Commons
^ Sinn Féin have one MEP from a UK constituency and another from the Republic of Ireland.
See also: Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2004-2009.


Minor political parties in the United Kingdom

Minor English political parties

Community Action Party, local centre-left party active in Wigan (the second biggest party on Wigan Metropolitian Borough Council) and in other parts of Cheshire.
English Democrats Party, a party campaigning for self-government for England.
England First Party, A splinter group of the British National Party, claims to fight anti-white racism.
Epsom and Ewell Residents Association, a local party who run the borough council in Epsom and Ewell.
Heald Green Ratepayers, a local party with council seats in Stockport.
Independent Community Group, a local party with half a dozen councillors on the Hounslow Borough Council and forms part of the current council administration with the Conservative Party.
Isle of Wight Party, local party.
Liberal Party, Former members of the historic Liberal Party who refounded themselves as the Liberals when they felt that the old party had been lost in the merger with the Social Democratic Party.
Mebyon Kernow, a party campaigning for Cornish self-government, has a number of local councillors in Cornwall.
Mum's Army, a party primarily campaigning against anti-yob behaviour, started in 2006 by Take A Break magazine. The party is also registered to stand in Scotland and Wales, but has not stood in these areas yet.
New England Party, small party, active in Dartford, supporting self government for England and affiliated to the English Democrats Party.
New Nationalist Party, a splinter from the British National Party that would abolish the council tax in favour of a ‘Community Tax’ and they are absolutely opposed to the European Union.
One London, a London political party with two seats on the London Assembly, originally elected as UKIP.
Popular Alliance, a party campaigning for National referendums on important issues, split from Veritas and United Kingdom Independence Party.
Save our Soil, a local party active in Northampton.
South Tyneside Progressives, a local party with a number of councillors on South Tyneside Borough Council.
Southampton First, a local party active in Southampton.
Wessex Regionalist Party, seeking devolution for Wessex.

Minor Scottish political parties

Communist Party of Scotland
East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance
East Kilbride Alliance
Free Scotland Party, in favour of Scottish independence outside the European Union
Left Alliance, a party with council seats in Fife, Scotland
Scottish Democrats, centre-right
Scottish Enterprise Party, a centre-right party in favour of Scottish independence
Scottish Independence Party, in favour of Scottish independence
Scottish Pensioners Party
Scottish Unionist Party, a party campaigning to prevent the dissolution of the United Kingdom

Minor Welsh political parties

Cymru Annibynnol, in favour of Welsh independence
Cymru Goch, for an independent socialist Wales
Welsh Socialist Alliance
Cymru Rydd - Welsh republican party

Minor Northern Ireland political parties

Labour Party of Northern Ireland
Socialist Environmental Alliance, a far left party in Northern Ireland
Socialist Party (Ireland)
The Workers Party (Ireland), evolved from Official Sinn Féin
UK Unionist Party

Minor far left political parties in the United Kingdom

Alliance for Green Socialism
Alliance for Workers Liberty stand as Socialist Unity in elections
Communist Party of Britain
Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)
Democratic Labour Party, party based in Walsall, split off from local Labour Party in 1996
Democratic Socialist Alliance
Independent Working Class Association, has councillors on Oxford City Council
International Socialist Group
New Communist Party of Britain
Peace and Progress Party
People's Party, was the People's Labour Party that split off from the local Labour Party in the Furness region.
Red Party
Revolutionary Communist Group
Socialist Appeal
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Labour Party
Socialist Party (England and Wales) stands as Socialist Alternative in elections
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Socialist Workers Party the party currently forms part of Respect: The Unity Coalition
Spartacist League
Workers Power
Workers' Revolutionary Party

Minor far right political parties in the United Kingdom

British National Party
British National Socialist Movement
British Peoples Party
England First Party
English Independence Party
Freedom Party
Imperial Party
National Democrats
National Front
Nationalist Alliance
New Britain Party
New Nationalist Party
Populist Party

Joke political parties in the United Kingdom

Church of the Militant Elvis Party
Fancy Dress Party
Millennium Bean Party
MP3 Party
Official Monster Raving Loony Party, the most well-known joke party, who have run Ashburton town council (in Devon) in the past
Rock'n'roll Loony Party
Stuckist Party
Teddy Bear Alliance, a name used by Dom Joly in 1997

Minor religion-based political parties in the United Kingdom
Christian Peoples Alliance
The Common Good
Islamic Party of Britain
Muslim Party
Operation Christian Vote

Other minor political parties in the United Kingdom
Animals Count
Build Duddon and Morecambe Bridges
The Consensus
Countryside Party
Democratic Party
Humanist Party
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
National Liberal Party - The Third Way
The New Party (UK) - previously stood under the name of the Peoples Alliance.
Prolife Alliance
Senior Citizens Party
Social Democratic Party - the remnants of the party that that did not dissolve in 1990. Has several councillors in Richmondshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and Neath Port Talbot.
Spectre
UK Social and Countryside Party
The Blah! Party
United Kingdom Popular Democrats
Your Party