One of Britain’s best-loved political parties has made a series of eye-catching proposals in their manifesto.
The Monster Raving Loony Party is fielding up to 50 candidates across the country at the general election.
Nutty Farrquha Perigrine Parker is contesting Welwyn Hatfield, Howling ‘Laud’ Hope will stand in Witney against David Cameron and Lord Toby Jug will take on Diane Abbott in Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
Among their 98 election proposals is a change to the way we vote in elections.
The MRLP questions why voters mark a cross in the box, as that normally means “that’s wrong”. They propose a tick, of course.
This election the Loonies also propose a knighthood for Ozzy Osborne, sending the UK’s traffic wardens to Iraq to give tickets to US tanks and a minimum of two nuclear war drills a day, “to keep the nation on its toes”.
But right at the top of their manifesto is a somewhat bizarre yet intriguing thought:
- Cool On The Outside
To combat global warming and climate change all buildings should be fitted with air conditioning units on the outside.
Bet you wondered where this blog was going until that point! The party also proposes creating a 13th month, “to get all those little things out of the way, the things you just never had time to do, like take out the trash, vote in a general election, learn Latin”.
Now, we’re not wishing to get all political on you but they sound like a decent bunch of country-runners to us – and those who love an air conditioning service are always likely to get our vote…