[garinda]

I see the point you are making, and I agree to a lesser extent. Main stream political parties do tend to focus on other groups, rather than the elderly people, who fought for this country's freedom, as well as paying a lifetimes amount of taxes.

There are 'grey' pressure groups already in existance, and I think if more people joined, then more power would be behind their lobbying power.

I don't think a political party for any minority group is a good thing. For one thing people within those groups are going to have vastly differing opinions on lots of issues. Some will be rightwing, and some will be left. The only thing that they will have in common will be their age group.

Plus where will it end? Will other minority groups want to form their own political parties, based only on their differences from the majority?

The Sikh Party?

The Afro Caribean Party?

I honestly think it is better to form groups and lobby for your rights from the parties we all have currently in place.