PoliticsUK interviews Loony Lord Toby Jug of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party

THURSDAY, 15 MARCH 2012

Q&A SESSION WITH LOONY LORD TOBY JUG OF THE OFFICIAL MONSTER RAVING LOONY PARTY

Loony Lord Toby Jug, PARTY PRESS & MEDIA OFFICER
 of the OFFICIAL MONSTER RAVING LOONY PARTY.

Politics UK

Something different tonight, a bit of light relief.

PoliticsUK would like to welcome Loony Lord Toby Jug, PARTY PRESS & MEDIA OFFICER of the OFFICIAL MONSTER RAVING LOONY PARTY.

OK here we go...

Is your title a hereditary title and what is your involvement in the Official Monster Raving Loony Party?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

I won my title back in 1997 at an all night poker game with Labour members at the Newham North West Constituency Labour Club in East Ham in East London, after chewing the cud with local Labour Party activists. I'm the party's Media Officer and leader of the Cambridge & Huntingdon branch of the OMRLP.

Politics UK

Why was the Official Monster Raving Loony Party set up and what does it stand for?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

We were formed by Screaming Lord Sutch in 1963 and originally called The National Teenage Party; we became the OMRLP in 1983. we were set up to represent all those people who don't vote in elections who are fed up with silly and stupid ideas and policies of the Unofficial Loony Party's by creating even sillier policies to ridicule them, were the Official protest vote and party.

Politics UK

How many branches of the OMRLP are there?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

We've branches in most towns and cities across the UK; we've a US branch, a Maltese branch, and an Australian Branch.

Politics UK

What is the predominant age range of supporters for the party?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Our supporters are from every age, but the majority are under 50 with lots of teenagers just discovering politics and our party as their first ever choice of vote at election time

Politics UK

What sort of person makes a good candidate to represent the OMRLP?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Someone who thinks for themselves outside the bubble, alternative thinkers and colourful characters who cares about the country and politics but feels disfranchised by the policies of the Lib-Lab-Con-trick party's

Politics UK

If the party was given the chance to enter Downing Street as a coalition government, which party would you make a coalition with in order to do this?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Under no circumstances would we enter into a coalition with any of the Unofficial Loony party's their all far too Loony for us!

Politics UK

What is the Party’s relationship with the Labour and Conservative parties?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Cordial, they side up to us at elections to try and look interesting and then cry to us when they loose...eventually they steal our policies and implement them

Politics UK

“It’s the ones who don’t vote you really want, because they’re the ones who think” – Do you think this still applies today?

Loony Lord Toby

Jug It still applies today as much as when we first said it all those years ago, but we also believe today that the only wasted vote is one that isn't used, better to protest that vote by voting Loony than not voting at all and then moaning about the state of the country afterwards.

Politics UK

What three political absurdities does the OMRLP want to highlight for 2012?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Cameron, Clegg and Miliband...

Politics UK

Do you have a London Mayoral Candidate and if so, what policy would they like to see implemented for London?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Our prospective candidate is musician Chris Dowling, we're busy trying to raise the funds for the £10,000 deposit at the moment, which is a ridiculous sum that puts politics out of the reach of the common man, We're standing on a platform of Votes for the Homeless and Floating bicycles which we launched on the Thames at the 2010 general election to ease London's traffic congestion problems.

Politics UK

How would your party resolve the country’s current economic gloom?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

We will pay off the national debt with credit cards...

Politics UK

What involvement have you had with Huntingdon’s only mental in-patient facility and its imminent closure?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

My step dad was a user with dementia so very much so, only real madmen close hospital wards.

Politics UK

What traditional industries would you like to see supported more?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

We'll bring back long lost traditional Victorian trades such as Penny Farthing Wheel Repairers, Witch ducking Stool Manufacturers, and Bog Snorkelling Ditch Diggers.

Politics UK

Last question from PoliticsUK: How is the party going to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

With a Giant Monster Raving Loony Party of course!!

Politics UK

Sarah Nicholson asks: Is it disturbing to find that you are saner than the government of the day?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

No Sarah, we don't find it disturbing at all, we've all known it for years, it's only the Men in Grey Suits who find it disturbing.

Politics UK

Jack Barker asks: What is your party's policy on climate change?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

To combat climate change and global warming all buildings should be fitted with air conditioning units on the outside!

Politics UK

Jack Barker asks: Should a person with a beard wash it with soap or use shampoo?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

We recommend using lard of goose fat, at gas mark 7 for 25 minutes

Politics UK

Sarah Nicholson asks: Why can’t I have a candidate from your party to vote for in Wavertree?

Loony Lord Toby Jug

Well Sarah, we nominate you as our Official candidate for Wavertree...

Politics UK

Jack Barker asks: Has political correctness really gone mad?

Loony Lord Toby Jug
It sure has, but then as we've always said it's a Mad, Mad, and Mad World anyway.

PoliticsUKJim Buntin asks for an explanation as to how he won that poker game, if he really did please?

Loony Lord Toby Jug The Jokers in the pack helped me win my title that day!

Politics UK
And on that note, we would like to thank Loony Lord Toby Jug for attending the Q&A and we hope that members enjoyed reading.

Thanks to all for your time.