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Over beers at The Golden Lion in Ashburton, Devon, \u2018Screaming\u2019 Lord Sutch founded his anti-establishment political party The Monster Raving Loony Party on 16th June, 1982.\nIt wasn\u2019t the first time the former rock n\u2019roller had stood on a political platform - he had previously contested Harold Wilson's seat in 1966, achieving 585 votes. But his eccentric new party - with their satirical policies, velvet hats and oversized badges - soon became a fixture of British general elections.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly examine whether the MRLP\u2019s biggest weapon was visual or lyrical; consider the realities of trudging around the country canvassing for a political party that will inevitably never win; and reveal just how many of the party's former \u2018joke\u2019 policies subsequently entered mainstream political thinking...\nContent warning: suicide, brief description of dead body.\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 The Official Page of the Monster Raving Loony Party:\xa0https://www.loonyparty.com/\n\u2022 Screaming Lord Sutch: An Obituary (The Guardian, 1999):\xa0\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jun/19/guardianobituaries.nigelfountain\n\u2022 Screaming Lord Sutch sings \u2018Jack The Ripper\u2019 (1964):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ZsWENob1s\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/RetrospectorsThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#80s #Politics #Music #Person #Macabre #UK\nIn the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices