Wen1d ago

The dominant parties (by MPs) have no wish to reform party or campaign funding and will take an easy pound no mater where it comes from (provided of course that we the public do not know). So no chance

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/19/corporate-donations-uk-political-parties-foreign-interference-bill-loopholes-centax

#PartyFunding #FundingReform #UndueInfluence #CorporateDonations #Corruption #Bribes #Labour #Tories #Reform

Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank

CenTax warns bill under debate in parliament has ‘easily exploitable’ loopholes and will not prevent foreign interference

The Guardian
Egon WillighagenMar 22, 2024
hypothesis: if a project proposal is 25% the size of a journal article, it takes at least one month to write #fundingReform #openscience