State Funding for Elections: A Devil's Bargain? Holyrood Commentary

Sunday Herald › April 11, 2006

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Summary

THE cash-for-coronets affair seems to have brought about a fundamental, indeed historic change in Britain's attitude towards the funding of political parties.

Suddenly, everyone wants the state to pay for our politics.

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State Funding for Elections: A Devil's Bargain? Holyrood Commentary

The Tories want a cap on donations of pounds-50,000, applied to individuals, organisations and firms, plus 60p per voter at election time. Labour wants the trade unions to continue paying the political levy and for there to be a limit on spending at elections. O...

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