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Founded 23 October 2003; 13 years ago (2003-10-23) | ||
The Common Sense Party is a minor political party in the United Kingdom.
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In a letter to the Reading Chronicle newspaper, published on 27 February 2014, Howard Thomas announced that he was leaving the Common Sense Party to join the UK Independence Party. It is unclear whether the Common Sense Party will continue without him. As of February 2017, its website shows an installation page, which suggests it has been taken offline.
History and elections
The party was formed in 2003 by metalworker Howard Thomas, with the idea of using public opinion to formulate policy, with the view of true representation of the people of the UK.
Thomas was a candidate in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 in Reading West, and gained 852 votes, beating the Green Party. A second candidate, David James, contested Wirral West for the Common Sense Party after his original choice, the Jury Team, decided it would not enter candidates. James came last with 321 votes.
Thomas campaigns in a car and boat dressed up to look like a yellow submarine.
Thomas contested the borough council election in Kentwood ward in Reading for the first time in 2008, campaigning on traffic problems.
Policies
The party argues that immigration should be balanced to match emigration, that council tax should be replaced with income tax, and campaigns for proportional representation, more council housing, and the legalisation of euthanasia.