McGillicuddy Serious Party - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party - Mcgillicuddy Policies
McGillicuddy Serious party's policies were selected on the basis of their absurdity and their impracticality. Central McGillicuddy Seriou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhinoceros Party Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhinoceros Party Of Canada - Rhinoceros Party Platform
Bryan Gold of the Rhinoceros Party described the party platform as two feet high and made of wood. "My platform is the one I'm standing o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Frivolous Political Parties: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Frivolous Political Parties - Monty Python's Flying Circus
A special episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, titled Election Night Special, makes fun of the British electoral and party system, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Formation Of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
The "Raving Loony" tag only came when Sutch returned to politics in the 1980s, after leaving the USA thoroughly disillusioned with what h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hedgehogs In Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hedgehogs In Culture - Europe
As animals native to Europe, hedgehogs hold a rightful place in European folklore. Since the mammal didn't possess any "righteous" qualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - 2005 General Election
A biography of Sutch - "The Man Who Was Screaming Lord Sutch" (by Graham Sharpe, the Media Relations Manager for bookmakers William Hill)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - York Branch Terminal Split
The party also suffered from an ill-needed row over its York branch, which led to there being no "official" City of York candidate. Eddie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhinoceros Party Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhinoceros Party Of Canada - Political Successors
The party abstained from the 1993 federal election while they questioned the constitutionality of new rules that required the party to ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Non-loonies Who Nevertheless Claimed To Be
The party suffered from a number of individuals that claimed to be members—usually for their nefarious reasons—down the years (leadin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - The Current Status Of The Omrlp
The OMRLP's official headquarters was the Dog and Partridge pub at Yateley in Hampshire, but this was lost shortly after the 2005 General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Second Split: The Rock'n'roll Loony Party
This, however, has been followed by a series of disastrous by-election results and a further split. Town Councillor Chris Driver formed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Candidates And Party Manifesto
The Loonies generally field as many candidates as possible in United Kingdom general elections, some (but by no means all) standing under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hedgehogs In Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hedgehogs In Culture - America
The common American holiday Groundhog Day originated in ancient Rome as Hedgehog Day and is still celebrated as such through much of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Sutch's Death And After
Screaming Lord Sutch, a manic depressive after the death of his mother Annie in 1998, committed suicide on June 16, 1999. Sutch's death d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Divisions Within The Loony Party
Just like any other party, the OMRLP has long suffered from splits over policy regarding just how silly it should be. Many mistakenly bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Stuart Hughes's Electoral Successes
The first Raving Loony to win as a result of a straight vote (as opposed to being elected unopposed) was Stuart Hughes, taking the "safe"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Official Monster Raving Loony Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Serious Attempts To Gather Votes
Sutch also defeated a joint Plaid Cymru/Green Party candidate at the bitter Monmouth by-election and almost beat the ruling Conservative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party - Younger Pretenders
Some of the party's original members were upset when their lifetime membership was cancelled. In July 2005 a 'McGillicuddy Serious party'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcgillicuddy Serious Party - Decline And Plummet
McGillicuddy Serious attracted a surprising level of support, and became one of the larger parties outside parliament. On a number of occ...   » Read the article