One Love Party

One Love Party
Leader Ankit Love
Founded October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)[1]
Ideology Techno-progressivism
Website
http://oneloveparty.eu

The One Love Party is a British political party standing in the 2016 London mayoral election with candidate and party co-founder Ankit Love.[2]

The party was formed by Love and Cambridge University graduate Finn Grant and was named in accordance with their view that London needs a revolution.[2] The party describe themselves in their manifesto as techno-progressive.[3] The party general secretary is Pax Brown (born Giacomo Brunelli).[4] The party was formed from a hostel in Hackney in October 2015, when Ankit Love was homeless.[5]

The party wishes to put in place new legislation to combat air pollution (which they refer to as Chemical Air Wastes of Mass Destruction) and reduce industrial emissions to zero.[2][6] They wish to rapidly adopt clean sources of energy such as solar, electric and hydrogen power technologies. They also plan to introduce flat-pack skyscrapers that can be erected in 19 days - building one million new homes by 2020, and to legalise cannabis.[2]

Their policies for London include indefinitely delaying the construction of the Garden Bridge, and instead building 6 new bridges in East London based on a proposal by British architect Terry Farrell.[7] They also want to build 220 km of bicycle super highways suspended above railway lines designed by Norman Foster.[8] The first route from Stratford station to Liverpool Street station is forecast to cost £220m.[9]

The party proposes the reunification of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to end potential of nuclear conflict vis-a-via Jammu and Kashmir.[10][11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ One Love Party registration – Electoral Commission
  2. 1 2 3 4 'We're not politicians, we're revolutionaries and we're going to win,' says One Love Party London Mayor candidate Ankit Love, GetWestLondon, 7 April 2016, Amita Joshi
  3. ↑ One Love Party Manifesto
  4. ↑ Andrei, Thomas (May 5, 2016). "The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ Bartholomew, Emma. "Mayoral candidate drew up manifesto while homeless and living in Hackney hostel". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  6. ↑ Ankit Love Productions - London 2016
  7. ↑ "One Love Party on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  8. ↑ "London 2016". ANKIT LOVE PRODUCTIONS. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  9. ↑ Wainwright, Oliver (2014-01-02). "Norman Foster unveils plans for elevated 'SkyCycle' bike routes in London". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  10. ↑ "Prince of peace' Ankit Love tries his luck at London's mayoral polls | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  11. ↑ "What If a War Between Pakistan and India Went Nuclear?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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