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Novelty Candidate
A novelty candidate (also known as satirical candidate, parody candidate or joke candidate) is a person who runs for political office in an election as a form of satire or protest, without seriously expecting to win. Novelty candidates often (but need not) propose ridiculous policies, which are unreasonably specific and trivial, overwhelmingly unpopular or of other characteristics that make them ridiculous. Novelty candidates are sometimes additionally perennial candidates, but whereas perennial candidates sometimes run on substantive policy issues, novelty candidacies are typically run for satirical purposes. Examples In the United Kingdom Novelty candidates and parties are a staple of British general elections, as running for Parliament of the United Kingdom typically only requires a £500 deposit and 10 signatures from registered voters. Candidates may either be affiliated with a ''novelty party'', run as independents, or create their own political party. The oldest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermin Supreme August 2019
Vermin (colloquially varmint(s) or varmit(s)) are pests or nuisance animals that spread diseases and destroy crops, livestock, and property. Since the term is defined in relation to human activities, which species are included vary by region and enterprise. The term derives from the Latin ''vermis'' (worm), and was originally used for the worm-like larvae of certain insects, many of which infest foodstuffs. The term ''varmint'' (and ''vermint'') has been found in sources from c. 1530–1540s. Definition The term "vermin" is used to refer to a wide scope of organisms, including rodents (such as rats), cockroaches, termites, bed bugs, stoats, sables. Historically, in the 16th and 17th century, the expression also became used as a derogatory term associated with groups of persons typically plagued by vermin, namely beggars and vagabonds, and more generally the poor. Disease-carrying rodents and insects are the usual case, but the term is also applied to larger animals� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Representation
Political representation is the activity of making citizens "present" in public policy-making processes when political actors act in the best interest of citizens according to Hanna Pitkin's ''Concept of Representation'' (1967). This definition of political representation is consistent with a wide variety of views on what representing implies and what the duties of representatives are. For example, representing may imply acting on the expressed wishes of citizens, but it may alternatively imply acting according to what the representatives themselves judge is in the best interests of citizens. And representatives may be viewed as individuals who have been authorized to act on the behalf of others, or may alternatively be viewed as those who will be held to account by those they are representing. Political representation can happen along different units such as social groups and area, and there are different types of representation such as substantive representation and descriptive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Terminology
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-human Electoral Candidates
Non-human electoral candidates have been found in a number of countries. Often, the candidacies are a means of casting a protest vote or satire, satirizing the political system. At other times it is simply done for entertainment value. Electoral regulations may explicitly require candidates to be human (or equivalent wording), or they may require candidates to do things which animals cannot reasonably do (such as sign their names legibly on legal forms); most constituencies require candidates to be of the age of a legal adult, which eliminates many animals whose life expectancies usually make them too young to ever qualify. On some occasions, however, animals have been accepted as candidates, and they have even won office. Notable examples Elected to office In 1967, in a write-in only election, the small town of Picoazá, Ecuador, elected the foot deodorant Pulvapies as its new municipal councilman. Non-elected candidates * Snæfellsjökull, a glacier in the Snæfellsnes pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Frivolous Political Parties
A frivolous party or a joke party is a political party which has been created for the purposes of entertainment or political satire. Such a party may or may not have a serious point behind its activities. Many countries have had a Pirate Party which could be considered frivolous. This is a list of frivolous political parties. Some more serious political parties, such as the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, may use the same tactics and humorous approaches to politics as their more frivolous counterparts but aim to address legitimate sociopolitical issues, something that some frivolous parties do not do. Australia * Deadly Serious Party (deregistered in 1988) * Imperial British Conservative Party (see also: Cecil G. Murgatroyd, defunct) * Party! Party! Party! (defunct)List of parties competing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H'Angus The Monkey
H'Angus the Monkey is the official mascot of Hartlepool United. The name "H'Angus" is a pun of the word hang and the name Angus, and is derived from the monkey hanger legend of Hartlepool. The mascot made his debut on 31 October 1999, during Hartlepool's first round FA Cup victory over Millwall. People known to have played the role of H'Angus James Auton The first person known to have "played" H'Angus was James Auton who was a big Hartlepool fan and who launched the character on TV show ''Soccer AM'' with guest Robbie Fowler on the show. Stuart Drummond Stuart Drummond was the second person to play him. Drummond became the most popular version of H'Angus with his outrageous antics. During an away match against Scunthorpe United during the 2000-01 Third Division season, H'Angus was famously thrown out for the first time in his career. A steward took offence at H'Angus standing up and leading the Hartlepool fans in song. H'Angus once again angered the stewards when he simulated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Drummond
Stuart Drummond (born 29 November 1973) is a British politician, who was the first and only directly elected mayor of Hartlepool in North East England.Oliver Wright, ''Monkey business turns serious for Hartlepool''. The Times. London (UK): May 4, 2002. pg. 13 He was first elected in 2002, under the guise of H'Angus the Monkey, the town's football club's mascot, and was re-elected in 2005Sarah Weaver, ''Elected mayor stops the monkey business''. The Times. London (UK): May 7, 2005. pg. 63 and 2009. He was the first elected mayor in Britain to win a third term.''Hartlepool Mayor wins third term'' BBC News, 5 June 2009 He stood down when his term ended in May 2013 after the councillors and people of Hartlepool voted to abolish the mayoral system on 15 November 2012. Biography Drummon ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartlepool
Hartlepool ( ) is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough Borough of Hartlepool, named after the town. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area with an estimated population of 92,600. The old town was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey, on a headland. As the village grew into a town, in the Middle Ages, its harbour served as the County Palatine of Durham's official port. The new town of West Hartlepool was created, in 1835, after a new port was built and railway links from the South Durham coal fields (to the west) and from Stockton-on-Tees (to the south) were created. A parliamentary constituency covering both the old town and West Hartlepool was created, in 1867, called The Hartlepools (UK Parliament constituency), The Hartlepools. The two towns were formally merged into a single county borough, borough called Hartlepool, in 1967. Following the merger, the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermin Supreme
Vermin Love Supreme (born June 1, 1961) is an American performance artist and activist who has run as a novelty candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States. He served as a member of the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party's judicial committee. Supreme is known for wearing a boot as a hat and carrying a comically large toothbrush, and has said that if elected President of the United States, he will pass a law requiring people to tooth brushing, brush their teeth. He has campaigned on a platform of zombie apocalypse awareness and time travel research, and promised a free pony for every American. In 2011, he participated in the Occupy Boston protests. He is the subject of the 2014 documentary ''Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey'', which follows his 2012 campaign and explores his life as an activist and political prankster. Supreme Vermin Supreme 2020 presidential campaign, campaigned for the 2020 Libertarian Party pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Geographic
''National Geographic'' (formerly ''The National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as ''Nat Geo'') is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine. In 1905, it began including pictures, a style for which it became well known. Its first color photos appeared in the 1910s. During the Cold War, the magazine committed itself to present a balanced view of the physical and human geography of countries beyond the Iron Curtain. Later, the magazine became outspoken on environmental issues. Until 2015, the magazine was completely owned and managed by the National Geographic Society. Since 2015, controlling interest has been held by National Geographic Partners. Topics of features generally concern geography, history, nature, science, and world culture. The magazine is well known for its distinctive appearance: a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Telegraaf
''De Telegraaf'' (; ) is the largest Netherlands, Dutch daily morning newspaper. Haro Kraak,Gaat Paul Jansen de crisis bij De Telegraaf oplossen?, ''de Volkskrant'', 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief since August 2015. ''De Telegraaf'' is based in Amsterdam and is owned by the Belgium, Belgian company Mediahuis. History 19th century ''De Telegraaf'' was founded by Henry Tindal, who simultaneously started another paper ''De Courant'' (). The first issue appeared on 1 January 1893. 20th century Following Tindal's death on 31 January 1902 the printer HMC Holdert, with backing from financiers, took over ''De Telegraaf'' and ''De Courant'' on 12 September 1902. This proved to be a good investment, particularly with regard to ''De Courant'', enabling Holdert between 1903 and 1923 to take over one newspaper after another, suspending publication as he went. He added the name ''Amsterdamsche Courant'' ("Amsterdam Gazette") as a subtitle to ''De T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. It is considered one of Germany's newspapers of record. The Süddeutsche Zeitung was one of the first daily newspapers approved by the Allies after World War II and was first published on 6 October 1945. The newspaper is published by ''Süddeutsche Verlag'' in Munich. It is majority owned by investment holdings and a small part by the original publishing family, the Friedmann family. The editors-in-chief are Wolfgang Krach and Judith Wittwer. The chairman of the editorial board is Thomas Schaub. History 20th century On 6 October 1945, five months after the end of World War II in Germany, the ''SZ'' was the first newspaper to receive a license from the U.S. military administration of Bavaria. The first issue was publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
