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New political funding rules sneak in

When people are asked about the problems with money in politics, few raise the issue of there not being enough. In fact, the public are deeply concerned about big money in politics with the majority...

Posted 24 Nov 2023

The spending cap for each party has been raised by 80 percent from 19m to about 35m

There is a dangerous loophole in our political financing rules

Shadowy dining clubs and millions of pounds in donations. This is the realm of ‘unincorporated associations’ one of the least-regulated areas of political finance in the UK. Last week, Politico reported that these little-known entities...

Posted 12 Jun 2023

If an association donates under 25000 a year no questions are asked