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Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2948 words)
The "Raving Loony" tag only came when Sutch returned to politics in the 1980s, after leaving the USA thoroughly disillusioned with what he saw as an increasingly violent United States (including being shot at during a mugging attempt).
Monty Python and The Goodies also popularised the word "loony" in the sense that Sutch was using in the name of the OMRLP, but it is equally possible that Sutch inspired the two comedy shows by managing to stand against Harold Wilson in 1966 and in the City of London election in 1970.
The first Raving Loony to win as a result of a straight vote (as opposed to being elected unopposed) was Stuart Hughes, taking the "safe" Conservative seat of Sidmouth Wolbrook on East Devon District Council in May 1991.
Official Monster Raving Loony Party (1253 words)
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a United Kingdom political party that was founded by musician and anti-politician, Screaming Lord Sutch in 1983.
The "Raving Loony" tag only came when he returned to politics in the 1980s, after leaving the USA thoroughly disillusioned with an increasingly violent "Land Of The Free" under Ronald Reagan.
Monty Python also popularised the word "loony" in the sense that Sutch was using in the name of the OMRLP, but it is possible that Sutch inspired Monty Python by managing to stand against Harold Wilson in 1966 and in the City of London election in 1970.
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