Quite!

Aaron Heath on the latest Tory funding scandal:
Of course all parties are equally guilty. Labour have little reason to be proud. And the Lib Dems? Don’t get me started. They’re pretty much all as bad as each other. The entire system is fucked.
Of course those with a stake in the system will explain how this [...]

Political Parties and Elections Bill

Made it to Second Reading – debate here.
Bill and progress here.

oh well

Tim Worstall:
Of course Guido has been going on about this all month but nice to see it hitting the mainstream:
“Senior officials in the Labour party, including Gordon Brown, could become personally liable for millions of pounds in debt unless new donors can be found within weeks, the Guardian has learned.”
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“The advice from City solicitors Slaughter [...]

Party funding and how much we pay already

Great post on Burning Our Money.

party funding blame game

The BBC:
Talks on funding political parties have effectively broken down after 18 months of negotiations.
The Conservatives and Labour have been unable to agree on setting limits on campaign spending and on donations.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw accused Tory leader David Cameron of being “unwilling to negotiate”.
Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude said Labour had refused to [...]