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Federalisation, democratic socialism, Labour seats, and an independent north: these are just some of the things the Northern Independence Party (NIP)...
It simultaneously plays on northern stereotypes, but claims to be completely serious What with the launch of Alex Salmond's Alba Party last week, it seems that new parties are a bit like proverbial London buses at the minute, with the the arrival on the scene of the Northern Independence Party (NIP), which is contesting the Hartlepool by-election. Neither party is likely to break through to be a major political force on the UK stage. No one is expecting Alba to supplant the SNP as the dominant force north of the border, and NIP is unlikely to break the two party hegemony south of it. Not long...