although community rivalries and the differing styles of the two leaders were important in attracting followers, the two parties also differed in substantive ways. the spup called itself socialist, favoured worker-oriented policies, and pressed for complete independence from britain and a nonaligned foreign policy. the pressure for independence was intensified after britain in 1965 removed île desroches, the aldabra islands, and the farquhar islands from seychelles and made them part of the biot. the dp took a more laissez-faire capitalist approach and wanted to continue the association with britain and to allow british and united states bases on the islands.