mondoman712 to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agoSince last election, 92 percent of Reform UK’s donations have come from oil and gas investors, high polluters, and climate science deniersleftfootforward.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down11
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkSince last election, 92 percent of Reform UK’s donations have come from oil and gas investors, high polluters, and climate science deniersleftfootforward.orgmondoman712 to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarebr3d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoThe main alternative would be state funding, proportional to vote share. The big question would be how one establishes a new party
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI feel like this could be dangerous, the government could just not fund a rival party or at least make it awkward to a point of being a hindrance. There should probably be a spending limit per candidate and all their donations and finances just be fully open and audited by an independent body.
The main alternative would be state funding, proportional to vote share. The big question would be how one establishes a new party
I feel like this could be dangerous, the government could just not fund a rival party or at least make it awkward to a point of being a hindrance.
There should probably be a spending limit per candidate and all their donations and finances just be fully open and audited by an independent body.