Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F...
by madaxe_again on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:22PM
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Eh? The Brexit Party Ltd is a limited company, not a political party. They are acting like a political party, but they are a limited company, regardless. See, for instance, the fact that Farage is their immutable leader - he himself has explicitly stated that there will be no leadership contests within the party, as it is not a party, and he is the Person with Significant Control, with a 60% shareholding, with four anonymous individuals or organisations holding the remaining 40%.
It is absolutely a for-profit.
They have no party members, other than the three members of the Ltd co - their supporters are merely subscribers. They have no voting power, unlike in political parties.
Here’s their entry in companies house, which makes this explicit - you’ll find no such entry for, say, the Conservative and Unionist Party, or the Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats, as they are political parties, not companies.
So, no, they shouldn’t be a .org, it’s misleading, just as it has evidently mislead you.
Frankly, I find it extremely worrying that a private company stands to potentially govern. Will their accountability lie with the public, or their shareholders?
It is absolutely a for-profit.
They have no party members, other than the three members of the Ltd co - their supporters are merely subscribers. They have no voting power, unlike in political parties.
Here’s their entry in companies house, which makes this explicit - you’ll find no such entry for, say, the Conservative and Unionist Party, or the Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats, as they are political parties, not companies.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11694875/officers
So, no, they shouldn’t be a .org, it’s misleading, just as it has evidently mislead you.
Frankly, I find it extremely worrying that a private company stands to potentially govern. Will their accountability lie with the public, or their shareholders?