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There are several Official Monster Raving Loony Party badged ales under the Co-Ale-ition name

They are manufactured by a variety of microbreweries around the country and have been renamed in honour of the party as a marketing strategy for the different companies, who have all reported increased sales after the rebadging. The party don't fund their production. They were originally created for the 30th anniversary of the party and have been on sale since September 2013.

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The creation or renaming of the ales has been done because of the party's particular enjoyment of beer (at one stage Wetherspoons pubs were a prospective sponsor of the party). Indeed all day drinking in pubs was one of the many "joke" policies the party had back in the 1980s which have now actually become law.

Perhaps going after the older voter, their current manifesto promises an ice-lolly allowance in the summer for pensioners, and free entry to amusement parks for the over 80s.

So what has caused the upset?

At the final cabinet meeting of the current government earlier this week David Cameron handed out bottles of a beer also called Co-Ale-Ition but made by a different brewery! These 50 limited edition bottles were made by the Wychwood Brewery, based in Witney, Oxfordshire - Cameron's constituency. And this one had Cameron and Clegg on the label, presumably to put people off drinking it.

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Cameron accused of nicking the Official Monster Raving Loony Party brand name!

As a result the Official Monster Raving Loony Party announced today "Following the arrogant theft of the Co-ale-ition brand name by David Cameron this week, the Monster Raving Loony Party have confirmed today that there is now no chance of working with the Tories after the General Election, if the OMRLP were to hold the balance of power."

No arguing with that.