Boris Johnson has finally resigned. I wish him well in his new role in City Hall, although I am sure that he will miss the constituency work that he has done so well in the past. What matters now is the people of the Henley constituency, and it is to them that I appeal to think long and hard before you place your votes this time round. Look hard at what all the Party's are offering to do for you, and then ask yourself whether you trust them enough to place your future in their hands.   more »

There is far too much emphasis on testing and targets and not enough emphasis of the development of thinking, creativity and character in the education system, largely due to the stranglehold of central government who have imposed a system that has been narrow and inflexible. I want an education system that allows people to develop as individuals, with a completely free choice of where and how children are educated.   more »

Libertarians at Oxford University

Today the Libertarian Party leadership team set off to Trinity College Oxford to talk to some of our future 'leaders' along with some of the leading lights of the Libertarian Party, in the hope that we can persuade at least some of them that the path to national contentment is not an ever increasing State and political class.



On reflection our decision not to contest Crewe & Nantwich was the right one- The media are just focussing on the three main statist parties and the standard of political debate is as Iain Dale said on Radio four last night,lamentable. If all that NuLab can come up with is Toffs and keeping Brown away from the place they deserve to lose.

HatTip Guthrum

A guidance document put out this week by Hazel Blears' Department of Communities has laid out plans for community "tension monitoring", entailing snooping on neighbours and political activists, restrictions on the media, and large-scale data sharing.   more »

Less than 2 weeks after loosing an unprecedented number of local councils, the Labour party who has promised to listen and learn still proves that its rejected ideology is more important than the voters or their wishes.   more »

The Local elections held on May 1st across the UK are now over. The result are in, and people have overwhelmingly rejected the policies of our incumbent NuLab Government. So what exactly where they rejecting?.   more »

The Government change programme that Gordon Brown keeps talking about, but never gives any details on is part of the larger European project. One of its aims is to break down and make worthless every form of identification that you currently hold, forcing you to take the government issued and run ID Card. The constant and repeated release of your personal information by Government and big business is not down to ineptitude, it is by design.   more »

The abolition of the 10p tax band, which previously meant that the first £2,230 of income above the personal allowance (£5,225 up until April 6) was taxed at 10% (HMRC) has met with some justified criticism from politicians and commentators pointing out that, in spite of the Government's rhetoric, the move will make the poorest workers worse off. The Libertarian Party, of which I am a member, are of the view that a great improvement would be made to this policy by going two steps further. Specifically, what is needed to put things right is for the 20p and 40p bands to be abolished as well.   more »

Over on Labour's website, there is a message from Gordon Brown (listen and lead). Unfortunately for Gordon, someone forgot to turn the comments off. He's getting it right in the neck from the (ex) party faithful. Warning it is not pretty.   more »

We all know that Labour likes to waste taxpayers’ money, but we also know they like to breach the rules (you know, like ones relating to party funding). Imagine then the joy that must have gripped Brown and his increasingly beleaguered cronies upon realising that the Downing Street website afforded them, with the assistance of some compliant civil servant(s), the opportunity to do both.   more »

When Ripa was passed in 2000, only nine organisations, such as the police and security services, were allowed to use it, but that number has risen to 792, including 474 councils. In 2006, more than 1,000 applications per day were being made to use Ripa powers. The Act allows councils to authorise surveillance, obtain phone records and details of email traffic from personal computers (though not their contents) and obtain details of websites individuals are logging on to. It is logical to assume that in 2008, there are a lot more abuses of this disgusting law.   more »

The leader of the UK Libertarian Party today branded the ongoing debate in Westminster over the abolition of the 10p income tax band as "intellectual necrophilia". "As usual, petty point-scoring by the major political parties is providing a smokescreen behind which they can hide, rather than address the genuine plight of the poor and needy in our society" said Patrick Vessey.   more »

Old Tom does not come to the pub any more. For seventy five years his one great treat was to sit quietly in the corner and enjoy a harmless pipe of tobacco and a pint of ale in the inscribed silver tankard that the regulars gave him to mark his ninetieth birthday. Now the zealots have banned his pipe and taxed his pint out of reach.   more »

The UK Libertarian Party today condemned the Labour government's proposals to introduce ID cards through a “soft sell”. Party Leader, Patrick Vessey, said, “Both ID cards and the accompanying database fundamentally change the relationship between individuals and the state. “The Libertarian Party is utterly opposed to this cataloguing of the people of Britain.   more »

A new force in British politics was born on January 1st 2008. A new party to work for the interests of the United Kingdom and its people. Today, it opens its doors to new members.   more »

A new force in British politics has been born. A new party to work for the interests of the United Kingdom and its people.

The Libertarian Party has its official launch today, and will develop a raft of actions and policies over the next few weeks to roll back the draconian and authoritarian style of Government of the past 10 years.

We will be looking for new members, new party officials, new activists, new party workers who believe that Liberty, Freedom, the privacy of your Property and your Prosperity are the cornerstone of the British way of life.

We will be looking to put the Great back into Britain, the United back into the Kingdom, where the 4 nations of the UK can work together on an equal basis, and where the principles of the freedom of the individual are equally matched with responsibility of the individual.

As libertarians we believe in small Government, to only involve Government where it is needed, and will work to roll back the mighty juggernaut of Statism that the Labour, Conservative and Liberal parties have all promoted through the years.

The current 'state must run everything' mentality will be put to rest. The corruption within politics will be rooted out, and those guilty of abusing their positions of power will be brought to book.

We intend to promote a country that believes in itself, believes in the individual, to restore our ancient rights guaranteed in the Magna Carta, The Bill of Rights and Habeas Corpus.

To put a stop to the political indoctrination of our schoolchildren, and to curb the politically correct social engineering so prevalent in our society.

We will oppose any moves, such as the Reform Treaty, to take us into the European Empire. Our stance on Europe will be that 'We love Europe but hate the EU'.

We will work towards working with Europe as a trading partner, (which is all the people of the UK ever signed up for), and to join other nations such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, who have strong vibrant economies as trading partners of Europe without the need for full membership.

Our Armed Forces will take a priority in our thinking and our budgets. To restore them in the hearts and minds of the nation as respected and brave, defending our Nation and way of life, and to give them the best tools to do the work that we ask of them.

A land where you and I will politely be referred to as a member of the public, no more to hear the Orwellian use of of the term 'Citizen'. A land where your privacy and independence is paramount, a land where Government has no right to interfere in your lawful business.

To consign to the scrap heap the idea of ID cards, the NIR, the children's register and the other trappings of a totalitarian state, and a tax system that reflects the needs of the public, instead of the greed and dogma of a political ideology.

The official launch of the Libertarian Party is today, but if you have an interest in this new and exciting political alternative to Big Brother government, then keep looking at our web site, as announcements will follow soon.

http://lpuk.org/

They hope to bring you a manifesto as soon as possible.

Should you have an interest in joining us here at the Libertarian Party, or would just like to register your support, please us the contact page on lpuk.org

If, however, you want to get involved in policy-making, general discussion and cat-herding, you can register on the Libertarian Party Forum. This is where most of the exciting stuff is happening, so wander over and introduce yourself...

If you want to know what Libertarianism is all about, see the values of the Libertarian in a nice video format.

The message to the other political parties is clear.
The United Kingdom, its Institutions, its Peoples, its Culture, Constitution and history are not for sale.


A New Year - A New Beginning.

Integrity Returns To British Politics

n.b. Please note that some of the policy aspirations mentioned above are entirely my own and not necessarily those which will appear in the Libertarian Party manifesto.