Pirate PartyIf you haven’t heard of them yet they are called the Pirate Party, the photo on the left is the leader Rick Falkvinge. They already have seats in Sweden and Germany and have now docked their boat on British shores by officially registering in the UK and they plan to run in the next general election.

What do they stand for? They have three policies; reform patent & copyright law, ensure real freedom of speech and also end excessive surveillance that currently goes on.

Instead of just winning seats (we all know how hard it is for small parties) they want to try and have an impact to a level that forces the main parties to adopt the Pirate Party policies so change can really happen, and relatively quick.

One thing they could do is appeal more to the youth, given they are the ones at the front of technology usage and they are likely to understand the party more than people in the older age groups. The percentage of people who actually vote is still woefully low with many youngsters making up the non-voters. So this would be a benefit for the system.

The party also has plans to run in the next European election and no doubt we will hear more about them before the UK elections, so watch out for them.

Source: ITpro. Image: komponisto

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Pirate Party comes to UK – Policies