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Independent Network

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The Independent Network (IN) is a United Kingdom-based non-profit organisation supporting independent politicians and political candidates. [1]

31 relations: Best practice, Birmingham, Cash for Honours, Code of conduct, ComRes, David Kelly (weapons expert), Esther Rantzen, European Parliament, Hutton Inquiry, Independent politician, Local government in the United Kingdom, Lynn Faulds Wood, Manifesto, Martin Bell, National Assembly for Wales, Nonpartisanism, Nonprofit organization, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliamentary procedure, Policy, Prospective parliamentary candidate, Public opinion, Reg Keys, Richard Taylor (British politician), Sedgefield, Terry Waite, Think tank, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Best practice

A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to any alternatives because it produces results that are superior to those achieved by other means or because it has become a standard way of doing things, e.g., a standard way of complying with legal or ethical requirements.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Cash for Honours

Cash for Honours (also Cash for Peerages, Loans for Lordships, Loans for Honours or Loans for Peerages) was a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the connection between political donations and the award of life peerages.

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Code of conduct

A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms, religious rules and responsibilities of, and or proper practices for, an individual.

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ComRes

ComRes is a market research consultancy headquartered in London, UK and operating internationally.

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David Kelly (weapons expert)

David Christopher Kelly (14 May 1944 – 17 July 2003) was a Welsh scientist and authority on biological warfare, employed by the British Ministry of Defence, and formerly a weapons inspector with the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq.

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Esther Rantzen

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen (born 22 June 1940) is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting the hit BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU).

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Hutton Inquiry

The Hutton Inquiry was a 2003 judicial inquiry in the UK chaired by Lord Hutton, who was appointed by the Labour government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of David Kelly, a biological warfare expert and former UN weapons inspector in Iraq.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Local government in the United Kingdom

Local government in the United Kingdom has origins that pre-date the United Kingdom itself, as each of the four countries of the United Kingdom has its own separate system.

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Lynn Faulds Wood

Lynn Faulds Wood (born 25 March 1948) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist.

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Manifesto

A manifesto is a published verbal declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.

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Martin Bell

Martin Bell, OBE, (born 31 August 1938) is a British UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 1997 to 2001.

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National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru; commonly known as the Welsh Assembly) is a devolved parliament with power to make legislation in Wales.

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Nonpartisanism

Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward, a political party.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Parliamentary procedure

Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies.

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Policy

A policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.

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Prospective parliamentary candidate

Prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) is a term used in British politics to refer to the candidates selected by political parties to fight individual Westminster constituencies in advance of a general election.

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Public opinion

Public opinion consists of the desires, wants, and thinking of the majority of the people; it is the collective opinion of the people of a society or state on an issue or problem.

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Reg Keys

Reginald Thomas Keys (born 1952) is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War.

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Richard Taylor (British politician)

Richard Thomas Taylor, MBE, FRCP (born 7 July 1934) is an English doctor, politician and former Royal Air Force officer.

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Sedgefield

Sedgefield is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England.

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Terry Waite

Terence Hardy "Terry" Waite (born 31 May 1939) is an English humanitarian and author.

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Think tank

A think tank, think factory or policy institute is a research institute/center and organisation that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.

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Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal

The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009, concerning expenses claims made by members of the United Kingdom Parliament over the previous years.

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2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War (also called Operation Iraqi Freedom).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Network

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