LOONY PARTY NEWSCLIPS
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1963 News References Links
...Lord Sutch enters politics
Unknown Publication, 7th August 1963
 
Screaming Lord Sutch to Stand In By-Election
New Musical Express, 9th August 1963
 
Two Sides Of Sutch! On Stage And Platform
New Record Mirror, 17th August 1963
 
Omen on Avon
Time Magazine, Friday, 17th August 1963
 
Sutch Is life! Says the pop star peer
Today, Week Ending, 28th December 1963
 

1964 News References Links
Sutch is Life, Telly sex is as groovy as Noddy!
Today, Week Ending, 11th January 1964
 
Parliament or Bust! Says Sutch
Fabulous, 2nd May 1964
 

1983 News References Links
General Election Special - Sutch and Such
Radio Times, Saturday, 4th June 1983
 
Will It Be Sutch's Last Stand
Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Sunday, 5th June 1983
 

1989 News References Links
Screaming Lord Sutch - Eccentric Earl Who Refuses to be Beaten
Hello Magazine #52, 20th May 1989
 
I Wants To Be First Rock 'n' Roll Prime Minister
Woman's Own, 25th September 1989
 

1990 News References Links
The Man Who Did For Dr Death
Observer Magazine, 17th June 1990
 

1991 News References Links
Not Sutch a Loony After All
Daily Star, Spring 1991
 

1992 News References Links
Welcome To My Mad House
The Mail On Sunday (You Magazine), Sunday, 8th March 1992
 
Laughing all the way to Westminster
Unknown Publication, March 1992
 
All set to raise the roof
Unknown Publication, March 1992
 
Election '92 - Election Special
60s Scene No. 3, April 1992
 
'It seemes that not only is there a lorry ban in London, there's a people ban'
Commercial Motors, 17th-30th December 1992
 

1993 News References Links
Ban on Loony street theatre at centre
Sutton Coldfield News, Friday, 27th August 1993
 
Loonies promise shorter winter
Wonky News (excert from London Times), 1993

1995 News References Links
Cavalry rides into Wales too late to save deposit
The London Independent, 18th February 1995
Screaming Lord Sutch arrives at Parliament
The London Independent, 1st April 1995
Meamwhile... Vote McLoony
The London Independent, 14th April 1995
Sutch targets woolly liberals
The London Independent, 24th May 1995
Mad Dogs And Englishmen...
Herald Express, Friday, 29th September 1995
 
Raving Loony H.Q. is Pub of the Year
ALE No. 282, Autumn 1995

1996 News References Links
So what attracted you to the Monster Raving Loony Party?
The London Independent, 25th May 1996
Sutch screams in...
Unknown Publication, Friday, 27th September 1996
 
John's Loony line
Unknown Publication, 25th October 1996
 
Still crazy after all these years
Unknown Publication, October 1996
 

1997 News References Links
Baron has competition for the 'loony' vote
The Middy, Thursday, 20th March 1997
 
Mac Cartoon
Daily Mail, Tuesday, 1st April 1997
 
Loony hopes to be monster hit
Sunderland Echo, Tuesday, 8th April 1997
Loonies get it off their chest
Unknown Publication, Sunday, 13th April 1997
 
Lord Sutch quits poll to look after mother
DailyTelegraph, Friday, 18th April 1997
 
Spotlight on the General Election - West Derbyshire
Matlock Mercury, Thursday, 24th April 1997
 
Vote Looney
Ashbourne News Telegraph, Thursday, 24th April 1997
 
Loony joins election fight
Unknown Publication, April 1997
 
Politician who's a little different
Unknown Publication, April 1997
 
Lord Sutch sees off second party
The London Independent, 8th August 1997
Line Up For The Baron Fun Run
The Middy, Thursday, 11th September 1997
 
Loony Baron Goes In For Fun
Mid Sussex Argus, 19th September 1997
 
Devolution for Devon on Loony Party Agenda
West Country News, Friday, 26th September 1997
 
Rugged. Unshaven. Ready to Govern
Unknown Publication, Relating to the 1997 Party Conference
 

1998 News References Links
Is Sutch a good choice for Mayor?
London Evening Standard, 9th April 1998
 
Lost in Translation
London Evening Standard, 5th May 1998
 
News of the weird
The London Independent, 15th May 1998
Loony Binned
London Evening Standard, 15th May 1998
 
English town gone mad?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 7th June 1998
 
Red Peril
London Evening Standard, 25th June 1998
 
Clinton head of the Loonies
BBC News Online, Tuesday, 22nd September 1998
Join The Monster Raving Loony Party
MixMag, November 1998
 

1999 News References Links
Loonies wanted for Scottish Parliament
BBC News Online, Wednesday, 13th January 1999
A sobering experience
BBC News Online, Friday, 28th May 1999
The King of Loonies is dead. Long live the Loony Party
The London Independent, 20th June 1999
Loony tradition continues at by-election
BBC News Online, Thursday, 1st July 1999
Raving Loonies: Chase the Cheshire Cat
BBC News Online, Monday, 19th July 1999
Loonies face leadership contest
BBC News Online, Wednesday, 1st September 1999
Raving Loony Party race heating up between chairman -- and his cat
CNN.com, Thursday, 23rd September 1999
Loonies choose cat as joint leader
BBC News Online, Friday, 24th September 1999
Only party that knows how to party heads for catastrophe
The Times, Friday, 24th September 1999
 
By a whisker, cat Mandu leads Loonies
London Evening Standard, 24th September 1999
 
Vote for me-ow - new leader
Gloucestershire Echo, Saturday, 25th September 1999
 
Publican shares Loony leader's role with cat
The Independent, Saturday, 25th September 1999
Loony politician admits he's a fruit and nut case
Unknown Publication, Relating to the 1999 Party Conference
 
Town Pays Tribute To Tivers
Hastings & St Leonards Observer, Friday, 8th October 1999
 
Lord Sutch is alive and well over here
New Statesman, Friday, 18th October 1999
Tivers Puts The Fun In Funeral!
Hastings & St Leonards Observer, Friday, 22nd October 1999
 
A Monster Battle
London Evening Standard, 5th November 1999
 
William's a Loony member
News of the World, Sunday, 14th November 1999
 
White feathers for Blairin Brit's ultimate beef...
Herald Express, Tuesday, 23rd November 1999
 

2000 News References Links
Sutch is dead - long live Loonies
UK Plus, Beginning of the Year 2000
 
Good day, Bad day, Mad day
Guardian Unlimited, Wednesday, 16th February 2000
Loony woman enters race for river seat
Sunderland Echo, Tuesday, 4th April 2000
Roll Your Own Zebra Crossing
Daily Star, Friday, 14th April 2000
 
Raving Loonies denounce May Day
Western Morning News, Tuesday, 2nd May 2000
 
Wearsiders - The Candidates - Go to the polls
Sunderland Echo, Wednesday, 3rd May 2000
 
Disappointment for Labour...
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 5th May 2000
Cyber Soapboxes
The Economist, 22nd June 2000
Loony move
London Evening Standard, 11th July 2000
 
Drumming up support for the Raving Loonies
Yateley Mail, Tuesday, 27th June 2000
 
Eek, Zebra on the loose
Take a Break Magazine, Thursday, 29th June 2000
 
Party Animal
Cat World Issue 268, July, 2000
 
For happiness just add fur
Cheltenham Independent, Thursday, 6th July 2000
 
Promise of monster fun
Marlborough-Pewsey Gazette & Herald, Thursday, 3rd August 2000
 
Bog Snorkelling: The ultimate dirty laugh
The Independent, 3rd September 2000
Eccentric Britain, Weekends on the wild side
Daily Mail Weekend, Saturday, 23rd September 2000
 
Loony tunes:
The Mail On Sunday, Sunday, 24th September 2000
 
Dancing Ken joins the party
Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday, 28th September 2000
 
Use the Dome as a giant wok!
The Rush, Thursday, Thursday, 28th September 2000
 
Loony Ken off to Hampshire
The Citizen, Friday, 29th September 2000
 
We're not crazy - it's all the others!
Yateley News, Friday, 29th September 2000
 
'I simply can't take you anywere'
The Mirror Mag, Tuesday, 3rd October 2000
 
Blair barmy? You ain't seen nothing...
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 6th October 2000
 
Dancing Ken lands pop deal
Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday, 2nd November 2000
 
Death of Loony John the red tape terrier
Herald Express, Saturday, 4th November 2000
 
Ken plans big birthday bash
Gloucestershire Echo, Thursday, 9th November 2000
 
Laughing to the last at Loony John's funeral
Herald Express, Friday, 10th November 2000
 
Ken to rescue
Gloucestershire Echo, Friday, 17th November 2000
 

2001 News References Links
York peer backs Raving Loonies
Star News, Wednesday, 24th January 2001
 
(Vote 2001) Monster Raving Loony Party
BBC News Online, Monday, 5th March 2001
The Monster Raving Loony Party
WebUser, 21st March 2001
The Mad Cow wants you!
Orpington & Chislehurst News Shopper, Wednesday, 14th March 2001
 
Monster Raving Loony Party Support Equality
Stonewall - Dotcom Democracy, Thursday, 17th May 2001
 
Election 2001 - Aldershot - Monster Raving Loony Party
Yateley News, Friday, 18th May 2001
 
Cat pushes for prime minister
Guardian Unlimited, Monday, 21st May 2001
Loony Party kicks off campaign
One News, Tuesday, 22nd May 2001
 
Monster Raving Loony Party unveils manifesto
The Register, Tuesday, 22nd May 2001
Election 2001: Fringe Parties - The Loonies aren't screaming any...
The London Independent, Tuesday, 22nd May 2001
Boney Maroney fired up to take on Tory leader
icHuddersfield.co.uk, Wednesday, 30th May 2001
Politics & Law - Loons, Greens & Sanskrit
Computer Weekly, Thursday, 31st May 2001
Goodbye to the Civic Centre
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 1st June 2001
 
General Election 2001 - How the region voted
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 8th June 2001
 
Wokingham remains 'blue'
Slough Express, Friday, 8th June 2001
 
Keeping track of monster mania
Inverness Courier, Friday, 22nd June 2001
Pets' photo finish
The Citizen, 17th July 2001
 
We have too many cars
Gloucestershire Echo, 26th July 2001
 
Monster Raving Loony Party three day conference begins this week
Ananova, September 2001
 
Clubs could move out of town centre
Gloucestershire Echo, 29th November 2001
 
Nightclubs cause misery
Gloucestershire Echo, 4th December 2001
 

2002 News References Links
Monster Bunch
Sunday Herald, Sunday, 3rd February 2002
"I don't think the bad weather helped us!"
News Shopper, Friday, 10th May 2002
 
Ken honours Lord Sutch
Gloucestershire Echo, Tuesday, 11th June 2002
 
Party tribute to Sutch
The Citizen, Wednesday, 12th June 2002
 
Mournster Raving Loony
Sunday Mirror, Sunday, 30th June 2002
Claws drawn in bid to lead
icHuddersfield.co.uk, Tuesday, 2nd July 2002
"I'm chief Monster Raving Loony, seriously"
BBC News Online, Thursday, 26th September 2002
...the official lunatic fringe is meeting at the Dog and Partridge pub...
WhiteBoard News, Friday, 27th September 2002
Turkey's unofficial loony
Turkish Daily News, 1st October 2002
England's Monster Raving Loony Party Wins Control of Parliament
Ironic Times, 7th-13th October 2002
Regional mayoral election farce roll on
The Rockall Times, Monday, 21st October 2002
 

2003 News References Links
Politician's monster marketing for Swindon
BBC News Online, Monday, 13th January 2003
We love each other
Guardian Unlimited, Saturday, 29th March 2003
Vying for votes in May Day election
Reading Evening Post, Monday, 28th April 2003
 
Vote for me says Vampire
Banbury Guardian, Thursday, 21st August 2003
'Loony' to stand for council
Oxford Mail, Thursday, 21st August 2003
Exhibitionists at election remind serious politicians of their own fundamental absurdity - Sunday Telegraph, 21st September 2003  
We Loonies are on a roll
Sunday Telegraph, 28th September 2003
 
Move directly to jail
The Spectator, 4th October 2003
 
Loony landslide
Richmond & Twickenham Times, Tuesday, 7th October 2003
 
Looney new ideas
IlkestonToday.co.uk, Monday, 13th October 2003
Who's the fairest ID card of all?
Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Saturday, 15th November 2003

2004 News References Links
Boney v Tony election challenge on the cards
icHuddersfield.co.uk, Friday, 5th March 2004
Letters: So annoying that we can't be told names
Molesey News & Mail, 12th May 2004
 
Is this the sanest pick of the ballot?
Molesey News & Mail, Wednesday, 19th May 2004
 
Chinners keeps an Eye on council seat
Elmbridge Guardian, 3rd June 2004
 
Residents keep grip on power in borough poll
Molesey News & Mail, Wednesday, 6th June 2004
 
Proof that two legs are better than four - Loony marathon
Daily Mail, Sunday, 12th June 2004
Molesey RA Keeps Grip on Power in Borough Poll
Molesey News & Mail, Wednesday, 16th June 2004
 
100,000 pupils vote in mock elections
Citizenship Foundation, Monday, 5th July 2004
Loony up for election
icHuddersfield.co.uk, Monday, 27th September 2004
Hartlepool By-Election Betting Odds Update
readabet.com, Thursday, 30th September 2004
Boney's Raving Loony parish council quest
Unknown Publication, Friday, 1st October 2004
 
Two Pints of Cream and a Ballot Paper
BBC Where I Live (Jersey), Monday, 4th October 2004
The Lunatic Fringe
The Independent, 6th October 2004
Monster challenge for Blair
icHuddersfield.co.uk, Friday, 24th December 2004

2005 News References Links
Government in waiting
The Willesden Herald, Sunday, 9th January 2005
 
The importance of being loony
Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 9th February 2005
 
The monster Raving Loony Party is getting in on the fashion for firing...
Daily Telegraph, Friday, 8th April 2005
 
'cowgirl' putting the party back into party politics
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 15th April 2005
 
Don't waste your vote - it's loony
News & Mail, 20th April 2005
 
Mavericks who bring election alive
CNN.com, Thursday, 21st April 2005
 
Mental Health A Serios Issue: Monster Raving Loony
Five, Monday, Monday, 25th April 2005
 
(Mad Cow-Girl) Otherwise known as "me"
Sunderland Echo, Monday, 25th April 2005
 
Laughing all the way to the polling booth
Yorkshire Post, 29th April 2005
 
Loony hops to it for mad race
Unknown Publication, April 2005
 
Raving Loonies on the campaign trail
Unknown Publication, April 2005
 
Jug to stand
Unknown Publication, April 2005
 
Lording it with his totally loony ideas
This is Local London, Tuesday, 3rd May 2005
 
Official Monster Raving Loony Party Leads The Way On Votes At 16
Five, ednesday, 4th May 2005
 
What they had to say...
Sunderland Echo, Friday, 6th May 2005
 
Late Night Line Up
Daily Express, Saturday, 7th May 2005
 
Party Leaders: A Wildfowler's Guide
Private Eye, 9th June 2005
 
Tipped for the Town Hall
Herald Express, 11th July 2005
 
Raving loony? No, but Jason knows how to keep his chin up
Esher & Cobham Guardian, Thursday, 8th December 2005
 

2006 News References Links
Musical Flashback... Rocking and rolling along with Route 66
Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 28th January 2006
 
Hope for Hendon
Sunderland Echo, Tuesday, 11th April 2006
 
Election 2006 - Beating it back to the ballot box
Molesey News & Mail, Wednesday, 12th April 2006
 
Loonies are heading our way
Gwent Gazette, 22nd June 2006
Monster Raving Loony Party wade into contest
Gwent Gazette, Thurdsay, 29th June 2006
 
Desperately seeking someone who will make a difference
Western Mail, Thursday, 29th June 2006
Loonies make themselves at home
North Devon Gazette, 4th October 2006
Loonies sure know how to have a party
This is North Devon, 5th October 2006
 

2007 News References Links
Party time at Loony victory party
Molesey News & Mail, 9th May 2007

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