Forum Rules

We want the forum to be an informative arena, open to anyone interested in independent politics. We hope that the debates on the forum will be useful for future independent candidates and IN supporters.

Aims

• To be a discussion forum for everyone interested in independent politics.
• Connecting independent candidates and supporters to one another and for effective communication.
• Enabling independent candidates to discuss electioneering techniques.
• Facilitating independent candidates in forming personal manifestos by discussing policy and current affairs.
• Promoting independent politicians and politics across the UK
• Reviews, suggestions and amendments to The Bell Principles and the conduct of elected officials.

To enable the IN forum to run effectively, please follow the Forum rules:

• Please act online as you would do in real life, offensive language and threats will not be tolerated, you will be blocked immediately.
• We ask that all posts should comply to the Bell Principles, remember to listen to other peoples' points of view and treat political opponents with respect.
• Please do not spam and post multiple links in the same topic.
• Don't make any personal negative comments; the aim of this forum is to be a place for open deliberative discussions, not petty remarks.
• Please try to post in the correct topic area, if you're post is completely unrelated it will be deleted.
• Respect the moderator; they are trying to keep this forum a place for discussion.
• If you do make offensive/inappropriate posts your post and/or account will be deleted.
• Users take full responsibility for the content of their posts.

If you're having any problems with the IN forum, you can ask for help in "About the IN Forum" or send us an email to

If you would like to suggest any changes to the forum or any additional topics, please write a message on the "About the IN Forum" or send an email to

We also ask forum users to agree to the Terms of Use and it is recommended that potential users read this document fully before they start posting.