A Message From the New Leader

2010 September 26

Dear Pirates... 

Thanks for your support and choosing me to contribute to our fight for a politics fit for the 21st century.  So, I'm excited to accept the position as Leader of Pirate Party UK. I want to stand for a politics that puts our shared culture before censorship and industry lobbying. I want to stand for a movement that places liberty ahead of fear...

Pirate Party Elects New Leader

2010 September 26

At 10am this morning, Sunday 26th September, voting closed in the election for the new party leader after Andrew Robinson, our first leader, declared his intent to stand down...

...We can now announce that as a result of the vote, Loz Kaye has been duly elected as the new Leader of Pirate Party UK, having received 105 of 142 first preference votes (73.9%)...

Ask your MEPs to oppose the "Gallo Report"

2010 September 20

Back in June, we discussed the "Gallo Report" on copyright infringement, from the European Parliament's committee for legal affairs (JURI). This report is a bit of a disaster: although it recognises that the available data on copyright infringement is woefully lacking, it nevertheless demands increased regulation and stricter enforcement even in the absence of the data to support it. As if that wasn't foolish enough, it also confuses copyright infringement and counterfeiting.

Talk Like A Pirate Day

2010 September 19

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day, and all across the globe people are going “arrr!” and talking about treasure.

But why stop at just one day a year? If you believe that culture should be shared, not stifled, you should talk like a Pirate every day. If you believe patents shouldn’t cause unnecessary deaths, you should talk like a Pirate every day. If you believe in a right to privacy, you should talk like a Pirate every day...

Yorkshire Members Elect Regional Administrative Officer

2010 September 19

Voting Now Open In Leadership Election

2010 September 11

Voting to elect the new leader of the party has begun, and will conclude 26th September 2010 10:00.

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To vote, click here: http://ppuk.it/vote

Board Appoints Election Monitor

2010 September 10

With Nominations now closed, and the leader's debate enjoyed by many, the Board would like to announce the appointment of VJ as election monitor for the upcoming leadership election.

We extend our thanks to VJ for volunteering to undertake this role and charge him with the important task of ensuring that the upcoming elections are transparent and fair.

 - The Board

ACTA - Making a Difference

2010 September 06

As some of you may be aware, the latest draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been leaked (via Knowledge Ecology International) and, as with the previous leaks, it is somewhat disappointing and distressing.