This book cost less than a fiver; are you prepared to spend the price of a couple of pints for your freedom?On November 5th 1605 Guido Fawkes, 'the only man to enter Parliament with honest intent', sought to end the repressive rule of a King from Scotland who brought repression to the Country. The rule of the Stuarts ended on the battlefield of Naseby, with Absolutism subordinate to the rule of Law and Parliament.
The United Kingdom has now become riven with Cameras, unaccountable Local Authorities losing millions in Iceland. Who are speaking up for the people of this Country, as we are plundered as taxpayers to prop up the Banks, not the MPs that's for sure.
We want to send a message to Parliament, we want 646 copies of '1984', one to be sent to each member of Parliament - make your pledge at 1984@lpuk.org to send a copy to arrive on November 5th.
The Libertarian Party with the support of other organisations will ensure that each member of the Cabinet will get a copy, with an appropriate message.
If you cannot be bothered to Act stop whining and continue to be 'taxed unto your meat and drink'
I am one of those who do not believe that a national debt is a national blessing, but rather a curse to a republic; inasmuch as it is calculated to raise around the administration a moneyed aristocracy dangerous to the liberties of the country.
-- Andrew Jackson
UPDATE 23 October 2008
A fantastic response so far, with over 530 copies pledged for delivery to MPs -- only a hundred or so to go!
UPDATE 28 October 2008
Only twelve (12) copies now required to cover off every single MP...
The picture below was sent in by one person who has taken up the challenge:
FURTHER UPDATES
At least one book was delivered early, and the recipient didn't understand why. Nor did The Observer newspaper get it. What is it that this bunch are so afraid of? People walking the streets. Not protesting, just walking. God, what's happened to my country?
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24 comments:
Fantastic idea. What's the logistics? Send one to your MP? Do you just want to know the in the pledge who I shall be sending mine to?
"The country will forever be in Gordon's debt"
Deft
please email 1984@lpuk.org so we can knock your MP off the list, hurry they are going fast !
Excellent, one heading out to Hugh Bayley in the next couple of days then!
Nice idea!
who are these "other organisations"?
Either way, I have my copy ordered, I'm going to "personalise" it, before getting ready to post it off. If I go first class, it should be safe to post on the 4th, right?
Where do we send them? To their local offices or their offices in Parliament?
Deft- Send them to Parliament
Jacqui Smith will receive her fresh copy (to replace her well worn one) from me.
I intend to hand it to her on November 5th. In person. At the houses of Parliament.
For all she knows, she is my MP and I have the right to meet her there.
Green Carding your MP
1) Turn up at the Houses of Parliament and ask for directions to the Central Lobby.
2) Go to the reception desk in Central Lobby and ask for a Green Card.
3) Fill in your name, address, your MP and the purpose of the visit. They insist on having your address so they can check that you are visiting the MP who represents your constituency. If you don’t know who your MP is, the staff at reception will help you out. It is essential that you give a clear reason for ‘Purpose of Visit’. This is because if the MP is unable to meet you on the day, they have to write to you at the address provided, to respond to your query, so it helps if you give as much information as you can get on there.
4) Once you have filled in the card and handed it back, staff will go and physically search for your MP. If your MP is found and comes to Central Lobby, your name will be announced over the loudspeaker.
5) That’s a big if. It’s usually difficult to find the MP, so this does not have a stellar success rate. If the MP has not turned up within 40 minutes, it’s unlikely they’re going to show at all.
Dressed as Guy Fawkes on November 5th, I shall enter the Houses of Parliament.
Delicious
BTW I am going to send my MP the Authoritarian's Boxed Set of 1984 AND Animal Farm.
p.s. OH: Dressed as Guy Fawkes on November 5th, I shall enter the Houses of Parliament.
Don't you mean "attempt to enter..."?
Just to clarify then; I'm sending mine to my local MP, John Battle on the 5th at Parliament; regretably I cannot do this in person as explained to OH (turning up dressed as Guy Fawkes does sound delicious enough to be positively fattening though.)
Might be getting off the original point of going out for a walk though OH? Mind you a suppose a salvo of cutting remarks might work the old grey muscle a bit harder than a 0.6mile walk.
Great idea - how about adding Huxley's "Brave New World" to the mix?
Most of all, how can this be orchestrated? Being Libertarians we know we don't want to be told what to do, but shouldn't we at least have some kind of structure for our collaboration?
Wouldn't "the Road to Serfdom" be more appropriate?
1.This is facile and silly. Impossible to take seriously.
2 We don't have the numbers to achieve anything other than a patchy response, which will cement our reputation as pathetic cranks.
Not all publicity is good publicity! Christ!
Doesn't look patchy to me Damob.
Mine is ready and waiting for the off, complete with a listing of the abuses and a post-script of "This is from a pet and smoke-filled home"
Woohoo, mine turned up today from Amazon, time to add stickers & repackage for their journey to my MP and her twin sister :)
Damob - only 12 MPs still to send a copy to, why not buy a couple yourself? Less than a tenner from Amazon...
What’s the betting that every known UK Libertarian Party member has already been earmarked by the government as being anti parliamentarian, anti government and a potential terrorist? (I’m not joking ether). It’s the only reason why I haven’t joined.
Giving books to your MP is all well and good and is better than doing nothing at all but let’s face it most people will probably file them straight into the bin and get on with their work.
If you want to get known you have to get yourselves into the media spotlight. The BMP did it with being racist and outspoken, OK not my ideal but it has worked. If you asked people in the street have you heard of the BMP most would say ‘yes’, if you ask them about the UKLP they wouldn’t have a clue what you were talking about.
Here’s one for ya, You want to bring back handguns in which case go onto radio and TV and start to campaign to lift the 100 year secrecy order put on the Dunblane shooting enquiry, it was the excuse for handguns being banned and it’s the only way you have a hope in hell of handguns coming back and what’s more the media would have a field day. Now you are on the map!
I have a feeling a few MP’s not to mention a few Law Lords might lose a little sleep at night as they thought that spectre had been brushed well and truly under the carpet.
In response to Ringbine:
You say that the only reason you haven't joined the party is because you are worried you will be labelled a "potential terrorist" by the government?
This is exactly the reason that you should join! If you cower in fear at being "labelled" by the government, then you will surely make the situation worse, not better.
Only by standing up to this New World Order, will there ever be change. If you want the World to change, make it happen.
DEAR [DES TURNER, MP FOR BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN]
YOUR COMMONS VOTING RECORD INDICATES EITHER: THAT YOU HAVE NEVER READ GEORGE ORWELL'S NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR — OR WORSE — THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN IT AS A BLUEPRINT FOR GOVERNMENT.
PLEASE READ THE ENCLOSED COPY URGENTLY, AND ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF; IT SHOULD ALERT YOU TO THE DIREST CONSEQUENCES OF THE CENTRALISATION OF POWER.
FOR YOUR SAFETY — PLEASE READ THIS COPY ONLY! OTHERS MAY CONTAIN A SECRET-SERVICES TRACKING DEVICE.
BANISH YOUR FEAR AND ACT NOW!
—— A FRIEND
PS: Ringbine, that is a shit idea, please join your "BMP" you nutter
Mentioned in The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/05/tom_harris_1984/
Nice one!
This is Win. And also Awesome. I would have joined in had I heard about it earlier...
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