RAVING loony politicians from all over the country were getting ready to descend on East Lancashire - to discuss plans for a more sensible image.

Members of the Raving Loony Giant Green Party were expected to choose a new name at a summit meeting in Sabden.

Potty Sabden parish councillor and party member David Beesley said: "The Tories have stolen our thunder. They are the loonies now."

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