Mental Health A Serious Issue: Monster Raving Loony

On a day when 2 leading mental health charities warn that "tens of thousands of UK mental health patients are being denied access to the care they need" in an exclusive interview, Andy "The Hat" Gardener of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, candidate for Islington South and Finsbury revealed his genuine concern for mental health. Screaming Lord Sutch, like Winston Churchill, suffered from depression, he noted, which contributed to the founder's untimely death in 1999.

Although many of their policies are ridiculous, Sutch first stood in 1963 on a platform which included lowering the voting to age to 18 (it was then 21). This year the party is contesting over 50 seats, including Tony Blair's Sedgefield, and their manifesto includes: lowering voting age to 16, the introduction of the 99 pence coin, and pram lanes in every shopping centre.

Gardener confidently expects the Monster Raving Loony vote to be up on 2001.

Countries containing members of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Is, Eire, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Canada, United States of America, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Mongolia.