Heaven on earth, naturally

THE Natural Law Party's manifesto yesterday promised to create "heaven on earth"

THE Natural Law Party's manifesto yesterday promised to create "heaven on earth". The party claimed transcendental meditation and yogic flying - a form of cross-legged bouncing by 7,000 people could form a "happy, prosperous and trouble-free country".

It is due to field 300 candidates across the country in this year's general election, hoping to build on the 64,000 votes it polled collectively in 1992 - the first year it fought an election.

It pledges to reduce political in-fighting by forming an all-party government which would remove corruption; reduce taxation to 15 per cent, concentrate on the prevention rather than the cure in the health service, and establish peace in the world by a "prevention wing" of yogic fliers.