There is nothing quite so nauseating as persons claiming the high moral ground when they have been guilty of even worse behaviour themselves. Same applies to political parties. Over recent years, all political parties have been tarnished by financial mis-doings of one sort or another. But its only the Lib Dems who try to pretend they are somehow whiter than others. Yet, in my opinion, the worst ab...
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Iain Dale makes an acute and important observation in this morning's Telegraph: Many rich people now prefer to donate to think tanks, rather than give money to political parties, with all the attendant hassles. I think this trend will increase....
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Cross-posted from The Wardman Wire: The last year certainly hasn’t been a quiet one when it comes to controversies over how parties raise and spend money. Whilst the massive and long-running story of MPs’ expenses has rather overshadowed the previous stories, Royal Assent has just been given to the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, which
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 28th Jul 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
An extra £23 million a year of taxpayers' money should be used to fund political parties as part of an effort to clean up the system, a sleaze watchdog has recommended.
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I was disappointed once again to hear the Green Alliance slag off the Liberal Democrats - along with all the other political parties - for its record on the environment - arguing that “None of the three main parties are currently showing the vision and courage to prepare the UK for the challenges ahead.” You
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Michael Brown, the Lib Dems largest donor ever, has been convicted of being a bogus businessman. He donated £2.4 million to them in 2005, but it has now been revealed that his company, 5th Avenue Partners - through which he donated the money - was “just a sham”. Political parties are only allowed to accept donations
Any remaining pretence that the Lib Dems are on the centre-left has been smashed by Nick Clegg's nauseating praise for Margaret Thatcher in the Spectator today ( There's a useful way to work out exactly where the Lib Dems are on the political spectrum, which is to look at the proposed mix of tax increases and public spending cuts the three main parties are proposing for tackling the deficit. These...
When the political parties agree it usually means you should look out for your wallet. - John Redwood. Too true. The only thing political parties seem to have in common is a desire to get hold of our money.
David Howarth Lib Dem spokesman David Howarth argues for a donations cap during debate on the Political Parties and Elections Bill A Liberal Democrat attempt to limit the amount that a donor can give to a political party over the course of a year to £50,000 has been defeated during report stage debate on the Political Parties and Elections Bill. Proposing the amendment, Liberal Democrat ...
Political parties perform important roles in European societies. Parties are institutions in which citizens with similar political views organise, develop political programmes and actively participate in the political process. They are vital for democracy because parties offer the most clear-cut political choices that are put to the electorate. Parties are also recruitment organisations, through w...
The Trade Union Liaision Organisation, the group of unions affiliated to the Labour Party, has sought confirmation from all leadership candidates that they will robustly defend the party’s links with the unions. A review of funding of political parties is a likely objective of the Con-Dems, as the Liberals are particularly keen on the idea of
