Dead on arrival: No takers for party funding report
All three parties are rejecting the proposals of a year-long inquiry into party funding, despite committing to remove ‘big money’ from politics in their party manifestos last year.
Party funding: Does Clegg prioritise votes or reform?
The deputy PM is gearing up to make party funding the battleground for his next big fight with the coalition.
Clegg rules out extra taxpayer money as party funding solution
Political party coffers will not be boosted by extra money from taxpayers, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has told MPs.
Comment: Bailout for political parties is the price of democracy
Influence is increasingly being bought in US politics. It would be tragic if the UK went the same way.
Are Labour digging their heels in on party funding?
Delays to the party funding review’s looming report might have something to do with the opposition – but it would be wrong to get dragged into a blame game.
Analysis: State-funded political parties pose huge problems
Should taxpayers pay for the activities of Britain’s political parties?
Labour’s biggest private donor revealed as – Alastair Campbell
Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell donated £10,000 to the Labour party last year.
Clegg: Party funding must face reform
by Peter Wozniak Nick Clegg is to launch his campaign for reform of how political parties are funded, in an address to the committee on standards in public life. The deputy prime minister will be keen to see at least some his cherished programme of political reform become a reality, particularly if the flagship referendum […]
Treasurer troubles dog main parties
By politics.co.uk staff Embarrassing headlines appear to have prompted the resignation of the Conservative party’s next treasurer, as Labour treasurer candidate John Prescott warns his party is “on the verge of bankruptcy”. David Rowland, once described as a “shady financier” in parliament, is one of Britain’s richest men and had been set to become the […]
Politicians reassess party funding problem
By politics.co.uk staff Jack Straw and Francis Maude are among the politicians appearing before a hearing on party political funding later. The committee on standards in public life, which made the initial recommendations on how to reform MPs’ expenses system last year, has not yet decided whether to hold a full inquiry into the party […]
