Abstract
JAMES GOLDSMITH announced in November 1994 that he would be forming a Referendum Party aimed at securing a referendum on Britain's future in Europe. When the party's Statement of Aims was
launched in October 1995, he declared: 'This is a single-issue biodegradable party which will be dissolved once we have achieved our aim' (The Times, 25.10.95). Parties campaigning on a single issue are not unknown in British politics: the Pro-Life Alliance, campaigning to tighten the law on abortion and human embryo experimentation, put up 53 candidates in the 1997 election.
launched in October 1995, he declared: 'This is a single-issue biodegradable party which will be dissolved once we have achieved our aim' (The Times, 25.10.95). Parties campaigning on a single issue are not unknown in British politics: the Pro-Life Alliance, campaigning to tighten the law on abortion and human embryo experimentation, put up 53 candidates in the 1997 election.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 470-485 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Parliamentary Affairs |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |