One Love Party

One Love Party
Leader Ankit Love
Founded 2015 (2015)
Ideology Techno-progressive
Colours         
Black and white
Website
http://www.oneloveparty.eu

The One Love Party is a minor political party in the United Kingdom that identifies itself as techno-progressive.[1] The party campaigns for clean air and a federal union of the world.[2] It was founded in 2015[1] and its first contest was in the 2016 London Mayoral elections.[3][4]

The party is led and was founded by Ankit Love, a musician and film maker.[5] Love decided to become involved in politics despite his father Bhim Singh's disapproval[6] after losing his Belgravia home[7] and having to live in hostel dorms in Hackney.[8]

History

The One Love Party was founded in Hackney, London by Ankit Love and his friend from Cambridge University, Finn Grant, a former Google employee.[9][10] It was registered with the Electoral Commission on 12 October 2015.[11] In 2016, Pax Brown became the party's general-secretary.[7]

During the Mayoral race, the official twitter account is said to have called on British military personnel to "oust the failed regime" in regards to the air pollution issue.[12][13] In October 2016, the party had proposed building a monument in London dedicated to victims of air pollution.[14]

Policies

The One Love Party's priority issue is air pollution that it describes as a pandemic situation, quoting figures that 50,000 people die from it annually in the UK.[15][16] It campaigns for immediate emergency action to bring fossil fuel emissions to zero by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and Royal Prerogative to force all power production, shipping, aviation and automobile companies to convert to only clean energy sources.[1]

The party subscribes to techno-progressive principals and advocates a world union underpinned by the unification of all international armed forces.[1][17] It believes in an accelerated program of space exploration, including the colonization of Mars and Venus and the mining of asteroids to mitigate economic scarcity.[18] It wishes to abolish personal income taxes while introducing a universal national wage for all citizens. The party aims to do so by applying robotic and AI technologies and further leveraging indirect means of taxation.[19] It proposes legalizing, licensing and taxing drugs such as cannabis in the hope to end the war on drugs and reduce violent crime.[20][21]

During the 2016 London Mayoral elections, party leader and candidate, Ankit Love, described the party's aim to build one million new social homes, legalise cannabis and end the war on drugs. Love also mentioned he wants to apply technology to improve people's lives.[22]

Elections

The party started standing in elections in 2016. They have no elected officials, having received vote shares varying from 0.1%-1.5%.

London Mayoral Election 2016

Party leader, Ankit Love, stood in the London Mayoral election in 2016[23] and was the youngest candidate to do so.[6] He came last with 4,941 first preference votes (0.2%) and 28,920 second preference votes (1.3%).[24]

To reduce mortality from air pollution, the party had called for a ban on all fossil fuel emissions vehicles from the capital and wanted to introduce driverless electric cars for public transport.[3][25] In reaction to the housing crisis, they had pledged to build one million social homes in four years applying recent advances in high rise modular construction by Broad Group.[26][27] They had plans to introduce Li-Fi networks in London.[28] The party had also pledged to legalize cannabis in the capital through municipality owned licensed dispensaries with aim to reduce violent crime.[29][30] The party wanted the use of maintenance drones to conduct street and building repairs. They had wished to establish a London municipal space program by sponsoring the B612 Foundation's IR space telescope to detect unknown asteroids on a collision course with Earth.[31]

Tooting MP By-Election 2016

After being elected the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan resigned from his parliamentary seat. Love stood as a candidate to replace him in the Tooting by-election.[32][33] He received 32 votes (0.1%).

Hackney Mayor By-Election 2016

French artist Dawa Ma, along with One Love Party's other policies, said she wants to introduce “fashion gowns” – funky alternatives to the blue clothing in-patients are normally given – for children in NHS hospitals and wants Jean Paul Gaultier to design school uniforms and proposes holding a second EU referendum in Hackney in which 16 and 17 year olds can vote.

Ma claims that EU citizens rights were discriminated against by them being illegally barred from voting in the referendum, a violation of Article 2, 3 and 9 of the Lisbon Treaty as well as Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.[34] She also proposed building the tallest skyscraper in the world in Hackney – eclipsing the 828 m Burj Khalifa – for social rent.[14] It was claimed the building, based on the modular construction concept of Sky City, could be built in ninety days.[18]

She stood for the One Love Party in the 2016 Hackney Mayor by-election.[18] She came last with 494 first preference votes (1.5%).

Batley and Spen MP By-Election 2016

Love stood in the Batley and Spen by-election in Yorkshire.[15][35] He came last with 34 votes (0.2%).[36]

Witney By-Election 2016

Emilia Rose Arnò raised in Luxembourg and moved to the UK six years prior to the election to pursue an academic career in arts and education,[37] stood for the One Love Party in Witney, Oxfordshire.[38][39] She came second to last with 44 votes (0.1%).

Richmond Park By-Election 2016

Ankit Love stood in the Richmond Park by-election on 1 December, using the title of Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir.[40] He came second to last with 67 votes (0.2%).[41]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Loeb, Josh (2016-08-22). "'Techno-progressive' One Love Party fields candidate Dawa Ma for Mayor of Hackney". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. ↑ "One Love Party - Official Site". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. 1 2 Joshi, Amita (2016-04-14). "Mayoral elections: 11 things the One Love Party want to change". Get West London. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ↑ London Evening Standard (2016-04-06), Ankit Love is standing as the One Love Party's Mayor of London candidate, retrieved 2016-10-19
  5. ↑ "Meet Ankit Love, the 'Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir' who was running for London Mayor". Business Insider (India). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 Bose, Adrija (2016-05-02). "Meet Ankit Love, The 32-Year-Old 'Maharaja Of Jammu & Kashmir' Running For London Mayor". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  7. 1 2 Bartholomew, Emma (2016-05-04). "Mayoral candidate drew up manifesto while homeless and living in Hackney hostel". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  8. ↑ "Response from Ankit Love". al-mizan charitable trust. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Joshi, Amita (2016-04-07). "'We're revolutionaries and we're going to win' - One Love Party". Get West London. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  10. ↑ Andrei, Thomas (2016-05-05). "The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  11. ↑ "One Love Party - Registration". The Electoral Commission. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  12. ↑ "There's A Mayoral Candidate Who Reckons He's An Emperor And Pledges To Stage A Military Coup". Londonist. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Hancock, Edith (12 April 2016). "This Really Is The Most Regal Election Ever" (PDF). City A.M. p. 9. Retrieved 17 November 2016. Ankit Love wants to rid London of noxious gasses and politicians... Love is calling on British military personnel to “oust the failed regime and replace the Prime Minister with him as the senior Minister of the Crown, so he can dictate the needed legislation”.
  14. 1 2 Loeb, Josh; Schöffmann, Katharina; Eckersley, Max (2016-10-26). "Reborn river among weird and wonderful ideas as council invites masterplan feedback". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  15. 1 2 Harding, Anna (2016-10-19). "Batley And Spen By-Election Candidate - Ankit Love, One Love Party". Global Radio. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  16. ↑ Sonwalkar, Prasun (2016-04-27). "A Kashmiri Dogra who wants to be mayor of London". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  17. ↑ Downer, Martin (2016-05-04). "London poised to elect first Muslim mayor". Gulf News. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  18. 1 2 3 Loeb, Josh (2016-05-09). "Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Dawa Ma, One Love". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  19. ↑ "Manifesto". One Love Party. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  20. ↑ Miller, Lucy (2016-05-04). "Free university and legal drugs: meet Ankit Love, the London mayoral candidate you've never heard of". The National Student. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  21. ↑ "End War on Drugs". One Love Party. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  22. ↑ "Ankit Love and The 'One Love Party' - The Emperor in London". TIG Media / Youtube. TIG Media. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  23. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (2016-05-05). "From pints to propaganda... it's the London mayoral election awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  24. ↑ "Final Results - Election of the London Mayor" (PDF). London Elects. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  25. ↑ London Live TV (2016-04-26), One Love Party Leader Interview, retrieved 2016-10-20
  26. ↑ "Ten more mayoral candidates you can vote for". Time Out London. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  27. ↑ Downer, Martin (2016-05-04). "Kashmiri 'Maharajah' bidding to be London mayor". Gulf News. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  28. ↑ "MAYORAL ELECTION: candidates for UKIP and the One Love party layout their plans for London - Southwark News". Southwark News. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  29. ↑ Noble, Tim (2016-05-04). "Meet the Millennial Mayoral Candidate Who's Going to Legalise Weed and Solve the Housing Crisis". Vice. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  30. ↑ Lowe, Josh (2016-05-06). "What's it like to run for Mayor of London?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  31. ↑ Kirkinis, Andreas (2016-05-01). "The ex-MTV sensation aiming to be London's pro-weed mayor". Dazed. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  32. ↑ Taylor, Rebecca (2016-06-15). "'Only God can judge me': One Love candidate releases rap video as he pledges to fight for cleaner air". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  33. ↑ The SWLondoner (2016-05-27), SW Londoner News, retrieved 2016-10-20
  34. ↑ "NPP Chief appeals Hackney electorate to vote One Love Party in Mayor By-Election". Pakistan Christian Post. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  35. ↑ "'Love' candidate to contest poll". The Press News. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  36. ↑ "Tracy Brabin wins Batley and Spen by-election and takes murdered Labour MP Jo Cox's former seat". The Sun. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-17. Love finished at the bottom of the pile with just 34 votes. The British-Dogra musician, 32, is head of the little-known One Love Party who plan to make air pollution in London a priority, promote green cars and hydrogen fuel stations, ensure free higher education and legalise cannabis.
  37. ↑ "BLUE DAY David Cameron congratulates his successor Robert Courts for winning Witney by-election for the Tories". The Sun. Jennifer Hale and Tom Towers. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  38. ↑ "Witney by-election: The candidates". BBC News. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  39. ↑ "Witney By-Election: Who Is Standing?". Heart Thames Valley. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  40. ↑ "A Dogra bids to make it in UK politics – again". Hindustan Times. Prasun Sonwalkar. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  41. ↑ "Lib Dems oust Zac Goldsmith in Richmond Park by-election". BBC News. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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