Thank you Bryce for undertaking such an important piece of work, even though you really shouldn't have to. Instead such figures should surely be collected and made available by a government agency such the electoral commission as part of democratic process.
More generally I am very much against large donations to political parties. Better if the taxpayer contributed to the operating costs of qualifying parties avoiding any hint of purchasing favours.
Good report, thanks Bryce. No surprises that large corps & HNW individuals donated largely to CR Parties. But I thought Labour was substantially funded by trade unions yet you don't mention them. Oh??
Thank you Bryce for undertaking such an important piece of work, even though you really shouldn't have to. Instead such figures should surely be collected and made available by a government agency such the electoral commission as part of democratic process.
More generally I am very much against large donations to political parties. Better if the taxpayer contributed to the operating costs of qualifying parties avoiding any hint of purchasing favours.
"The earldom's as good as bought and paid for!" Bradley Hardacre (Timothy West), in Brass (TV series, 1983-1990)..
Good report, thanks Bryce. No surprises that large corps & HNW individuals donated largely to CR Parties. But I thought Labour was substantially funded by trade unions yet you don't mention them. Oh??