Submission + - Why the UK needs the Pirate Party (pcpro.co.uk) 1
Barence writes: "The UK Pirate Party wants to reform copyright and patent laws, abolish the surveillance state and increase our freedom of speech, and it's just been recognised as a political party. In this interview with PC Pro, UK Pirate Party leader Andrew Robinson explains how he's planning to shake up the political landscape. "What we really want to do is raise awareness, so that the other parties say 'bloody hell, they've got seven million votes this time out', or one million votes, or enough votes to make them care and seriously think about these issues.""
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The Pirate Party UK website is here: http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/ [pirateparty.org.uk]
some links to press coverage of the party's launch:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6011356/Pirate-Party-UK-now-registered-by-the-Electoral-Commission.html [telegraph.co.uk] ...and of course there's always the party leader to talk to, I
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/pirate-party-uk-sets-sail-624848 [techradar.com]
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-uk-officially-registered-090811 [torrentfreak.com]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/11/sweden-pirate-party-uk-politics [guardian.co.uk]