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where does parties funding mostly come from?
donations
conservatives - reliance on individual donations?
2019 - 68% of donations
labour - reliance on trade union donations?
2019 - 93% of donations
what did Frank Hester do?
racist and sexist comments about an MP
how much did Frank Hester donate to the conservative party?
£15 million
UK political donations - demographics, last 2 decades (percentage from who, average age, ethnicity, amount of money)
20% came from 10 men, average age 70, majority white, £106 million
how many political donations do women give?
1 in 4, 9/100 of top donators
who is UK biggest political donor?
Lord Salisbury, overall £40 million
what is common about the top 10 donators?
almost all Brexiteers, donated £27 million to Eurosceptic causes
donations over what quantity must be declared?
£11,000
what is the spending limit for a party contesting all 650 seats (this does not happen in practice, so realistically £1 million lower)
£35 million
labour - returning donation
F1 founder donated £1 million - 1997
Wanted exemption of F1 from tobacco sponsorship laws
Public found out, Labour returned the donation
what can donors get? (legally)
access to senior ministers, social status, ‘their concerns can be heard, but don’t expect to be acted upon’
donations - scandal
cash for honours scandal (2006)
transparency during election periods?
publication of spending weekly
restrictions on spending proportional to population
all donations above £50 declared