"Politician's wear their anti-racist credentials in the same way that Nick Griffin is wearing a Remembrance Day poppy in the picture above."
I understand why some people will vote for the BNP in the General Election. Saying that doesn’t mean that I will vote for the BNP, or that I support the BNP, or that I am recommending the BNP; it simply means that I have a certain sympathy with people who are so far excluded from the political process that they feel they need to vote for an extreme party in order to make an extreme statement.
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All parties standing in any constituency have the right to one free leaflet drop by the Royal Mail – the rest come from party canvassers. Photograph: Murdo Macleod
Election leaflets might seem a relic in the age of TV debates, but they do serve an important function for smaller parties…
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Tony Blair. "It was so obvious he was a Tory."
I suddenly saw the Labour Party for what it was: a machine for getting itself re-elected. It had no other purpose. Principles were merely decorative add-ons to it’s central aim, which was to get elected at any cost.
I suspect this applies to all of the mainstream parties.
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Which party will halt the march towards Royal Mail privatisation? Photograph: Christopher Thomond
Those of us who are opposed to Royal Mail privatisation find that none of the major parties represent our views this election…
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Dave Nellist, Socialist Party
How will disillusionment with mainstream politics and modern capitalism affect the election results?
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