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The England First Party (EFP) is a minor political party in England. It has two councillors on Blackburn with Darwen council. Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) is a borough in Lancashire, North West England. ...


They were formed in 2004 by Mark Cotterill who had been the founder and chairman of American Friends of the British National Party (BNP). However, he began to disagree with the BNP politically, and so formed the EFP, after a spell in the White Nationalist Party. Mark Adrian Cotterill is the founder and current chairman of the England First Party, a minor political party operating in Lancashire, England. ... This article is about the modern party. ... The White Nationalist Party (WNP) is a United Kingdom political party, the UK arm of Aryan Unity, which considers racial separatism as fundamental to a healthy society. ...


The EFP differs from the BNP in its analysis of the United Kingdom. It criticises British nationalism and supports English nationalism instead. Most members of the EFP are former BNP members like their chairman, Cotterill. British Nationalism is the term given to describe a political movement that has been in existence in the United Kingdom since the end of the Second World War. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Many critics of the EFP have identified them as a far-right party, many saying they are to the right of even the BNP. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or relative position a group or person occupies within a political spectrum. ...


The EFP campaign against the creation of regional assemblies across England, currently supported by the UK's Labour government. They also campaign on issues such as opposing immigration; and opposing the UK's continued membership of the European Union. Regional Assembly is the name which has been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 and of the elected London Assembly. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ...


The EFP advocate voluntary repatriation programmes to encourage non-white people to emigrate from England, and repeal legislation on equal rights for same-sex unions. "Whilst homosexuality can not be made illegal, gay bars, websites, advertisements and carnivals shall be." Public displays by religions not of European origin would be banned, and the number of non-Christian places of worship would be sigfnificantly reduced in order to protect English culture, although other religions would not be banned until there is sufficient public support to do so. Repatriation (from late Latin repatriare - to restore someone to his homeland) is a term used to describe the process of return of refugees or soldiers to their homes, most notably following a war. ... A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law. ... Same-sex marriage (also called gay marriage, marriage equality, and often just marriage by its proponents, and—usually by its opponents—homosexual marriage) refers to non-traditional marriage between partners of the same gender (for other forms of same-sex unions that are different from marriages, see the... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... The Culture of England is sometimes difficult to separate clearly from the culture of the United Kingdom, so influential has English culture been on the cultures of the British Isles and, on the other hand, given the extent to which other cultures have influenced life in England. ...


On the economy, the EFP support the gradual nationalisation of most national and public services in attempts to achieve autarky. Whilst not aiming to abolish capitalist ownership, the EFP claim the interests of workers is paramount and subsequently support worker co-operatives. The EFP would also end the connections between trade unions and the Labour Party whilst encouraging trade union membership. The EFP would re-nationalise the coal mines and would re-open mines which had a "reasonable working life".[1] Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. ... An autarky is an economy that does no trade with the outside world, or an ecosystem not affected by influences from its outside, and relies entirely on its own resources. ... This box:      Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are mostly privately [1] owned and operated for profit and in which distribution, production and pricing of goods and services are determined in a largely free market. ... A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and operated by its worker-owners. There are no outside, or consumer owners, in a workers cooperative - only the workers own shares of the business. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...


According to the accounts filed with the Electoral Commission the party had 27 full members at year-end 2004 and 85 'supporters'. [2] By the end of 2005 this had increased to 39 paid members and 97 registered supporters. [3] The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. ...


Elections

In their first electoral test, a local government by-election in February 2004 for the Heysham South ward in Lancaster the EFP polled 14%. In the May 2004 local elections, the EFP contested 3 seats in Blackburn, Preston and Macclesfield, polling an average of 18% of the vote. Stone graves overlooking Morecambe Bay, with the mountains of the Lake District in the distance Heysham (pronounced hee-sham) is a small, coastal village near Lancaster in the county of Lancashire in England. ... A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (2001 census population 45,952: source ONS) is a city in Lancashire, in the north-west of England, UK. It is a commercial, cultural and educational centre. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Macclesfield Town Hall St. ...


2 candidates contested the May 2006 local elections in Blackburn, polling an average of 37% of the vote and both were elected as councillors. In a by election in the East Rural ward of Blackburn in September 2006, they polled 13%. They also contested a by election in the Danehouse and Stoneyholme ward in Burnley in February 2007, polling 7%. Statistics Population: 73,021 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD836326 Administration District: Burnley Shire county: Lancashire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Fire and rescue: Lancashire F&R Service Ambulance: North West Post office...


References

  1. ^ Online Manifesto - Local, EFP Official Website
  2. ^ EFP Statement of Accounts for 2004, Electoral Commission
  3. ^ EFP Statement of Accounts for 2005, Electoral Commission

External links

  • Official website


 
 

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