From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Common Good (political party)
The Common Good (political party)
The Common Good • Rodgers stood in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-
election, 2006,[7][8] where he received 103 votes
(0.3%).
• He received 198 votes in Weoley ward at the local
elections for Birmingham City Council in 2007.[9]
• Rodgers stood in the Henley by-election caused by
Boris Johnson’s resignation, receiving 121 votes
(0.3%).[10]
• Rodgers stood once again in Birmingham, Northfield
for 2010 general election, receiving 305 votes
Leader Dick Rodgers (0.7%),on an increased turnout.
Founded April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)
Ideology Christianity References
Website [1] "Rocket man’s trying to save European poll".
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham). 6 June 2004.
http://www.thecommongood.info/ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
Politics of United Kingdom 1G1-117764012.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
Political parties [2] "ELECTION 2005 COUNTDOWN TO MAY 5:
Elections COMMON MAN’S ON THE MOVE; Motorbiking
vicar’s MP dream". Birmingham Evening Mail. 23
The Common Good is a small Christian political party April 2005. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
in the United Kingdom.[1] Founded and led by the Rev. 1G1-131849514.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
Dr. Richard (Dick) Rodgers, a clergyman, motorcyclist, [3] ^ Cutts, Steven (25 June 2005). "Perspective: Dick’s
and orthopaedic registrar living in Northfield, Birming- on a mission to heal the world". Birmingham Post.
ham, the party’s principles are based on his Christian http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/
faith.[2] Rodgers campaigned for the release of poet Irina birmingham-post-england-the/mi_7996/
Ratushinskaya from prison in the Soviet Union in the is_2005_June_25/perspective-dicks-mission-heal-
early 1980s, and visited Sudan in the 1990s during the civ- general/ai_n37548107/. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
il war to try to negotiate for peace.[3] The founding prin- [4] Scott, Fiona (24 May 2004). "Blair backlash puts
ciple is: Euro seat in danger". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/
Tomorrow we’ll be happier, living and working for coventry-news/
each other’s good and for the good of the world, tm_objectid=14270369&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=blair
that is, for "The Common Good". backlash-puts-euro-seat-in-danger-
name_page.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
Electoral history [5] "Euro election candidate to visit city; NEW PARTY
WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOOD". Coventry
• Rodgers first contested the West Midlands region in
Evening Telegraph. 4 May 2004.
the 2004 European Parliamentary Election,[4][5]
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
gaining 8,650 votes (0.6%).[3]
1G1-116183548.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
For me, participating in the political process isn’t about
[6] Dale, Paul (5 October 2004). "Abysmal by-election is
winning, it’s about the excitement of having taken part
not deterring Dr ’Good’.". The Birmingham Post.
and about getting my ideas across to the public
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
Dick Rodgers, 2005[3]
1G1-122800242.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
• In 2004, Rodgers contested the Hartlepool by-
[7] ^ Shipley, Andy (24 January 2006). "Vicar praying
election and received 91 votes (0.3%).[6]
for Scot votes; Clergyman heads north on the by-
• The party fielded a candidate in the 2005 general
election trail". Birmingham Mail.
election, Rodgers receiving 428 votes (1.4%) in the
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
Birmingham, Northfield constituency.[7]
1G1-143633110.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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[8] "By-election candidates announced". BBC News. 27
January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
External links
scotland/4651790.stm. Retrieved 8 February 2010. • "The Common Good Statement of Accounts 2008".
[9] "Birmingham City Council results". icBirmingham. 4 Electoral Commission.
May 2007. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/ http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/_media/
electionresults/tm_headline=birmingham-city- statement-of-accounts/2009/Common-Good-
council- NI-1.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
• Rodgers, Dick
results&method=full&objectid=19042230&siteid=50002-name_page.html. (17 November 2009). "The Man With a
Retrieved 8 February 2010. Globe on His Head". The Stirrer.
[10] "Dick Rodgers: Electoral history and profile". http://www.thestirrer.co.uk/man-with-globe-on-
Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/ head-1711091.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
person/11200/dick-rodgers. Retrieved 8 February
2010.
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