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In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses. Other independent politicians are associated with a political party and may be former members of it, but choose not to stand under its label. A third category of independents are those who may belong to or support a political party but believe they should not formally represent it and thus be subject to its policies. Finally, some independent candidates may form a political party for the purposes of running for public office. Independents have rarely been elected to the federal Parliament of Australia, although they are more commonly elected to state parliaments. A large number of independents are former members of one of Australia's main parties,...... (Read more on Wikipedia)

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Prominent Tory disowns 'religious right' and supports gay marriage - — ConservativeHome editor tells party that changing the law would strengthen a valuable institution — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.
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Israel's military leaders warn against Iran attack - — Former Israeli defence chief says that a strike on Iran would plunge the Middle East into war — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES
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Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails 'hacked' - — Computer crime by press may be as widespread as phone scandal — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES
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Wikipedia founder attacks Bell Pottinger for 'ethical blindness' - — The ‘dark arts’ — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES — The co-founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales …
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Michael McCarthy: Climate change isn't a left-wing cause - the Iron Lady knew that - — PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES — Nothing namby-pamby about Margaret Thatcher, whatever you may think of her in the round. — Nothing wishy-washy, nothing bunny-hugging, nothing lefty about the Iron Lady.
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Leaked UN report reveals torture, lynchings and abuse in post-Gaddafi Libya - — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE. PLEASE READ OUR LEGAL TERMS & POLICIES — Thousands of people, including women and children …
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Home > Opinion > Commentators > Johann Hari - — Ever since I started meeting jihadis, I have been struck by one thing - their Britishness. I am from the East End of London, and at some point in the past decade I became used to hearing a hoarse and angry whisper of jihadism on the streets where I live.
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Home > News > World > Americas - — In Russian, the phrase “gore vidal” means “he has seen grief”. As Gore Vidal is wheeled towards me across an empty London hotel lobby, it seems for the first time like an apt translation. In the eight years since I saw him last, he has lost his partner of 50 years …
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117 days ago
James Thompson
Diageo ends link with US TV host but Tesco stays - — Waitrose cancels ads on Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel — Hi 21°C / Lo 13°C — 18° — The drinks giant Diageo last night became the latest major UK company to pull its adverts from the controversial Fox News commentator Glenn Beck's show.
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118 days ago
Robert Fisk
The demise of the dollar - — In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading — In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning …
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