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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |