A party leader has branded the decision to ban the group's "offensive" name from ballot papers "political correctness gone mad".
The Beer, Baccy and Crumpet party was told by the Electoral Commission its name could not appear on voting slips in May.
In a review of party names it said the word crumpet could be seen as describing women "in a demeaning way".
Party leader Ray Hall denied the term was offensive.
Mr Hall, who received 235 votes in a 2013 Eastleigh by-election after Chris Huhne resigned, said he is considering a new name for the party.
He accused the commission of "pulling the plug" on the party close to the election.
"We are not very happy," he said.
"There are opportunities to change the name but with only eight weeks to go [to the General Election] all the material which has been produced, everything will be obsolete, maybe even the website.
"It beggars belief."
Crumpet was not a sexist term, he said, and there were "far worse words" used to describe women.
Beer baccy and crumpet
Beer baccy and crumpet
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
THAT'S ODD
Yet the Monster Raving Loony Party got a pass. Go figure.
Ah, those were the days, my friend.
Ah, those were the days, my friend.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: Beer baccy and crumpet
Mr Hall, who received 235 votes in a 2013 Eastleigh by-election after Chris Huhne resigned, said he is considering a new name for the party.
How about the "Electoral Commissioners Are Wankers Party"?
Should draw a good many votes...
ETA:
Here's a link to a list of political parties in the UK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_po ... ed_Kingdom
Apparently the Monster Raving Loony Party is still in business...(I'm surprised the mental health PC types haven't gotten them removed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_M ... oony_Party
A party name that describes the government bureaucrats with so much time on their hands that they've got nothing better to do than police the names of political parties for "offensive" words might be a good choice...
But I see that "Idle Toad" is already taken:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idle_Toad
Re: Beer baccy and crumpet
Can't have them holding up the sacred pageant of electoral politics to derision and scorn like that. That's the conservative party's job.
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato
Re: Beer baccy and crumpet
rubato wrote:Can't have them holding up the sacred pageant of electoral politics to derision and scorn like that. That's the conservative party's job.
yrs,
rubato
