VOTERS in Bolton could soon get a new choice on their ballot papers - thanks to the vision of one man. John Stuart Maindorge is spreading the word in Bolton and other North West towns with the radical manifesto of The People's Democratic Party. Mr Maindorge, aged 61, has already placed a series of newspaper adverts detailing his political vision, which includes the unemployed being paid £300 per week to sort piles of rubbish and single parents being given £400 per week to stay at home and care for their children.

The party is in its infancy with Mr Maindorge, who lives in Chester, at the helm and four trustees working with him.

Appeal

But he is convinced his ideas will have mass appeal and will work as a new party for the new Millennium. He is confident he will gather enough candidates to stand in elections in key seats in Bolton, Bury and Leigh, along with other towns around the country.

He said: "I want to get this country back to how it was in the 1960s and restore pride and dignity."

This venture is Mr Maindorge's debut in politics. He was a steel worker and taxi driver before he became registered disabled following a stroke in 1992.

He added: "I put my ideas to Tony Blair, and he didn't seem interested, so I decided they were important and should be shared with the public."

His manifesto includes the pledge to end unemployment, pay people £300 a week to sort rubbish under the direction of local councils, raise nurses' pay by 20 per cent, and invest more in cancer research.

Another key point is to create methane gas petrol from surplus waste.

He says the plans could be funded by investing £10 billion in shares and using the dividends produced.

The People's Democratic Party can be contacted at PO Box 373, Chester, CH4 8WJ.

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