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The Third Way is a British political party that was formed on 17 March 1990. It contains several former members of the National Front (NF). Around fifty members of the party's Political Soldier wing joined Third Way at its foundation alongside others ^[1] Critics consider it a complicated form of neofascism.^{[citation needed]} The party has recently changed its name with the Electoral Commission to the National Liberal Party, The Third Way. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x1191, 128 KB) Summary Election poster produced by Third Way. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x1191, 128 KB) Summary Election poster produced by Third Way. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2480 × 3508 pixel, file size: 422 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Poster produced for the Third Way by Information Management and released from copyright restrictions. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2480 × 3508 pixel, file size: 422 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Poster produced for the Third Way by Information Management and released from copyright restrictions. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right political party that had its major political activities during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Political Soldier was a political group within Britains National Front, centred on young radicals Nick Griffin, Patrick Harrington and Derek Holland, that began to emerge in the late 1970s with new destinations in mind for the movement. ...

Ideology and policies

Third Way describes itself as a Patriotic Centre party rooted in the culture and traditions of the British islands. It advocates Direct Democracy along Swiss lines using referenda and citizens' initiatives. It supports small business and co-operative ownership. Third Way opposes over-centralised government and promotes decision making at the lowest practical level. Third Way argues that its policies would benefit and empower all citizens and asks for support on that basis from all sections of the national community. It claims that "Third Way is for everyone."^{[citation needed]} The group has condemned neo-Nazi ideology and its supporters claim it actively recruits from all ethnic and religious communities. It stood its first Asian candidate in local elections in 2006. [1] The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ...

Policies include de-criminalization of prostitution and cannabis, and reform of Britain's role in the European Union (the party began life by calling for complete withdrawal and supported Sir James Goldsmith's Referendum Party in the 1997 General Election). They have also run "support small trader" campaigns and claim to be the heirs to the Poujadist tradition. The group also advocates a form of social credit based on a universal citizens' income and advocates co-operative ownership and renationalisation of the railways. It often describes its political views as distributist. The party is opposed to UK military involvement in Iraq. Whore redirects here. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... James Goldsmith as he appeared in his Referendum Party’s mass-mailed video tape, March 1997. ... The Referendum Party were a single-issue party in the United Kingdom formed to contest the 1997 General Election. ... Pierre Poujade (December 1, 1920–August 27, 2003) was a French populist politician after whom the Poujadist movement was named. ... Social Credit is an economic ideology and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... A guaranteed minimum income is a proposed system of income redistribution that would give each citizen a certain sum of money independent of whether they work or not. ... Distributism, also known as distributionism and distributivism, is an economic philosophy held by such Catholic thinkers as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. ...

Some critics (including George Monbiot in The Guardian of April 30, 2002 and Andrew Gilligan in the Evening Standard of April 18, 2006), however, claim Third Way (UK) is a Far right political movement, and continue to regard the group with suspicion due to the past ties of some of its leadership with the National Front, its alleged populist cultural ethnocentrism, and its producerist rhetoric."^{[citation needed]}.Third Way posted a detailed response to the Standard article.[2] It has also been accused of holding ecofascist views."^{[citation needed]} George Monbiot. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Andrew Paul Gilligan (born 22 November 1968, Teddington, London, England) is a journalist best known for his 2003 report about a British government briefing paper on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction (the September Dossier) while working for BBC Radio 4s The Today Programme as its defence and diplomatic... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into far right. ... Look up Populism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of ones own culture. ... Grange poster depicting the independent, industrious farmer as the keystone figure in society. ... Ecofascism is a term used in two different ways: (1) For specific elements of radical environmentalism which are openly affiliated with neo-fascism, or which share conceptual similarities with fascist theories. ...

In the early 1990s Third Way still described itself as "a nationalist and separatist movement ... committed to the preservation of our national and ethnic character"^[2] and at least as late as 1997 it was advocating voluntary repatriation of "non-Europeans" (although the Party has argued as to what the term 'European' meant in this context) to be encouraged by "generous financial incentives", which could be interpreted as similar to the current policy of the British National Party.^[3]. It now advocates a "selective and non-racist" immigration policy and a system of guest workers for the UK with the opportunity for such to become citizens. It has supported those seeking political asylum.^[4]. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Racial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race, characterized by the races separation from each other. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ... A foreign worker (cf expatriate), is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen. ...

Third Way (UK) should not be confused with the Third Way ideology promoted by Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder, which it condemns as merely a revised form of social democracy.^[5]. Third way can refer to: The Third Way, an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal social market with neo-liberalism. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...   [] (born April 7, 1944), German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. ...

Finances

According to accounts filed with the Electoral Commission, in 2006 Third Way had 20 members and cashflow of approximately £1,400.[3] (The party's constitution distinguishes between 'Members', 'Registered Supporters' and 'Supporting Subscribers' (Third Way Constitution 2000). Third Way only gives figures for 'Members'.^{[citation needed]}) The Electorial Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Third Way also operates through a number of associated limited companies and associations, most obviously Third Way Publications Ltd, whose turnover in their most recently filed company accounts (for year ending March 2004) was £687, and the dormant Third Way Movement Ltd.

Electoral performance

Local elections

In the May 2000 local council elections, a Third Way candidate polled 298 votes (21.9%) in the Northaw ward of Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire. Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district in southern Hertfordshire, England. ...

In the 2002 local elections in the London Borough of Havering, Third Way stood single candidates in three member constituencies. They won 1309 votes in the Elm Park ward (32% of voters gave Third Way one of their three votes, including 500 who only voted for Third Way), 289 (6.5%) votes were won in Hacton ward and 205 (4.2%) in the St. Andrews ward. Third Way's activity in Havering is claimed to have resulted in a relatively small BNP presence in the borough when compared to neighbouring areas such as the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Epping Forest and Thurrock.^{[citation needed]} The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in East London, England and forms part of Outer London. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. ... Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. ... Thurrock is a unitary authority with borough status in the East of England. ...

In local elections held in 2004, a Third Way candidate for the Canvey Island East ward of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex polled 47 votes (2.5%). In July 2004 they received 93 votes (3.6%) in a Havering London Borough Council by-election for a vacancy in Rainham. See also: Castle Point (Hoboken) Castle Point is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

Fourteen Third Way candidates contested six wards in the London Borough of Havering in the UK local elections, 2006. They polled an average of 9.1% of the vote in each ward with the best result obtained in Elm Park where they polled 27% [4] This election also saw the first Asian Third Way candidate (Nakkeeran Arasaratnam in Hacton Ward). Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday May 4, 2006. ...

In a by-election held on 14th of June 2007 in the St Andrew's ward of the L.B of Havering, the party's candidate David Durant polled 184 votes, 396 votes behind the BNP.

London Assembly

In 2004 in the single vote London Assembly elections Third Way received 2,031 votes (1.49%) in Havering and Redbridge. [5]. The Third Way candidate was Dave Stephens, a local butcher and metric martyr.[6] The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... Havering and Redbridge is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Metrication, or metrification, is the process of converting from the various other systems of units used throughout the world (especially the Imperial or American systems, originating in the United Kingdom) to the metric or SI (Système International) system. ...

UK Parliament

In the 2001 General Election, Third Way fielded two candidates, David Durant in Hornchurch who received 190 votes (0.5%) and David Kerr in West Belfast, 113 votes (0.3%) Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... Hornchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1922 MP Gerry Adams Party Sinn Féin Type House of Commons Districts Belfast, Lisburn EP constituency Northern Ireland Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

In the 2005 General Election, Third Way fielded two candidates, Graham Williamson in Hornchurch and David Durant in Upminster, who received 304 votes (0.8%) and 74 votes (0.2%) respectively. [7] [8] David Kerr also contested East Antrim as a candidate for the Vote For Yourself Party, gaining 147 votes (0.5%) on a platform of direct democracy. Hornchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Upminster is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket is a United Kingdom Political party which advocates the abolition of parliament in favour of devolution to city states and decision-making by referendum. ...

Leading members

All four leading members of the Third Way were previously in the National Front and voted to disband it in 1989: In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right political party that had its major political activities during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

• David Kerr, Leader[9] of the party and editor of its Ulster Nation magazine. Kerr has stood for election as an Ulster Third Way candidate in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the group advocates the independence of Ulster from both Britain and the Republic of Ireland and the creation of a non-sectarian state.
• Graham Williamson, Treasurer. Stood for Third Way in Hornchurch in the 2005 General Election, wining 0.8% of the vote. Claims particularly strong support in the Elm Park part of Hornchurch.
• Patrick Harrington, Nominating Officer a president of Solidarity – The Union for British Workers, a trade union whose formation was supported by Third Way and the British National Party.
• Brent Cheetham. Parish Councillor in Northaw, Hertfordshire and editor of the Cuffley Courier newsletter.

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Allied groups

Third Way is a part of the English Lobby, a pressure group and electoral coalition founded in 2004 that campaigns for the recognition of St George's Day and the creation of an English Parliament.^{[citation needed]} This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A devolved English Parliament, giving separate decision-making powers to representatives for voters in England similar to the representation given by the Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly, is currently an issue in British politics. ...

Third Way candidates contested the 2006 local council elections in Havering as part of the Peoples Alliance coalition, which also included independents and residents group candidates. The Alliance stood 45 candidates in 17 out of the 18 wards in the Borough, campaigning on a platform of no above inflation Council Tax rises, for the council to promote local community shopping centres and opposition to housing over-development. The Alliance polled an average of 10.6% of the vote in the wards contested. Three of its candidates were elected as Rainham Residents Association councillors in Rainham & Wennington ward.

Third Way members assisted in the foundation of and hold key positions in the Solidarity – The Union for British Workers. Solidarity – The Union for British Workers is a United Kingdom trade union formed in late 2005 that is closely associated with the British National Party. ...

It is in no way related to the Christian Third Way Magazine, which predates it by several years. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Manifestos

• Patrick Harrington (editor), 'Third Way General Election Manifesto [2005] (Third Way, 2005) (ISBN 0-9544788-4-3)
• Patrick Harrington and Cliff Morrison, 'Third Way Manifesto 2001 (Third Way, 2001) (ISBN 0-9535077-9-3)
• Patrick Harrington The Third Way Manifesto 1997
• Patrick Harrington, The Third Way - An Answer to Blair (Third Way, 1999) (ISBN 0-9535077-0-X)

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Associated publications

The Third Way have operated, or are closely associated with, various publications and websites. They include:

• Ulster Nation magazine and website
• Counter-Culture magazine and website
• Mother Earth magazine and website
• Liverpool Newsletter, a distributist publication formerly edited by Anthony Cooney and now published by Third Way [10]

Distributism, also known as distributionism and distributivism, is a third-way economic philosophy formulated by such Catholic thinkers as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc to apply the principles of social justice theoretically articulated by the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Pope Leo XIIIs encyclical Rerum Novarum. ...

References

1. ^ L. Cheles, R. Ferguson & M. Vaughan (eds.), The Far Right in Western & Eastern Europe, Harlow: Longman, 1995. ISBN 0-582-23881-1.
2. ^ Third Way magazine 17, n.d. (1993)
3. ^ Third Way magazine, no number, nd (James Goldsmith cover, c1997)
4. ^ Third Way manifesto, 2005
5. ^ The Third Way an Answer to Blair by Patrick Harrington (UK ISBN 0-9535077-0-X, US ISBN 0-9679707-0-9)

James Goldsmith as he appeared in his Referendum Party’s mass-mailed video tape, March 1997. ...

External links

• Third Way website
• Altculture/Counter Culture website
• Solidarity Union website
• Darker shades of green - Criticism of 'ecofascism'
• Answer to Darker shades of Green from Mother Earth