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| Abbreviation | ALC |
| Website | http://www.allianceforchange.co.uk/ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Established | 0000-00-00 |
| Disbanded | 0000-00-00 |
| Contributor | User 215 |
| Last Edited | User 215 - April 30, 2005 05:26am |
| Description | The Alliance For Change (AFC) is a nothing more than a concept really, albeit one which empowers considerably small political parties, pre-formed alliances of small parties, single-issue political groups, and individuals who might otherwise stand as independent candidates. The AFC brings the commerial concept of "franchising" to the world of politics. It thwarts discriminatory provisions of UK electoral law and party political broadcast allocation rules that prop up the Lib Lab Con Trick, by discriminating against all other candidates.
Please see: Legal Notes.
"Franchised" AFC candidates gain the benefit of a shared nationwide image, especially whenever this is able to be promoted in AFC Party Political Broadcasts.
Participating in the AFC franchise permits would-be candidates who might otherwise have to stand as independents to have a descriptions of their choice printed on ballot papers, alongside their names, preferably mentioning the AFC, for example, "Alliance For Change anti-corruption candidate", or "Alliance For Change, opposed to torture".
Franchised candidates are expected to agree with AFC "Core Policies", listed on this website. However, when campaigning locally in their own constituencies, AFC candidates enjoy complete freedom to emphasise themselves, the parties, or the alliances of parties, or single issue groups, to which they belong (if any), or any particular policy objectives that they hold dear personally, especially about local issues, provided that these additional policies don't conflict head-on with AFC with core policies. It might be helpful to the candidates, and it would certainly be good manners on their part, for them also at least to mention the AFC in their local campaigns.
Unfortunately, there will not after all be enough AFC candidates standing this time to offer the electorate an alternative choice of government, or for there to be any AFC party political broadcasts. However, there are enough AFC candidates in May 2005 to prove at least that the AFC "franchising" concept is viable, and could therefore be used in a future election on a grander scale, to offer the voter a chance to bring about real change. |
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