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??
(1) Limit election spending to a government-provided budget per candidate, (2) limit media use to a provided print/TV/social-media/radio ration per candidate, (3) compulsory preferential voting, and (4) an upper house. Yes, I admit, it's a 'general purpose' reply. But it will solve so many lesser evils. And perhaps a few of the greater, too.
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??
Yes our thanks also Bryce. What a stupendous piece of work and more to come. Breathtaking.
(1) Limit election spending to a government-provided budget per candidate, (2) limit media use to a provided print/TV/social-media/radio ration per candidate, (3) compulsory preferential voting, and (4) an upper house. Yes, I admit, it's a 'general purpose' reply. But it will solve so many lesser evils. And perhaps a few of the greater, too.
"The earldom's as good as bought and paid for!" Bradley Hardacre (Timothy West), in Brass (TV series, 1983-1990)..