Donations to political parties, candidates and politicians are regulated in the UK, but the rules are not always followed as you can find out from my posts on the subject.
A reminder for councillors of all political parties about the importance of knowing and following donations rules comes with this month’s batch of enforcement updates from the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
Back in 2018, I reported on how Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers had switched from being a Conservative to Liberal Democrat donor. … Read the full post »
Arron Banks, already facing multiple official investigations into his financing of the pro-Brexit cause in Britain, has lost his appeal against HMRC. As a result, he is going to have to pay up £162,945 in taxes. … Read the full post »
During the 2016 European referendum, the DUP received £435,000 in a secret donation which was then spent on Brexit campaigning across the UK. The Conservatives have now ditched plans to make this donation public, ignoring the advice of the official regulator. … Read the full post »
Conservative donor Charlie Mullins is switching his financial support to the Liberal Democrats over Brexit. … Read the full post »
After a shareholder revolt, the chairman of a City firm which made £25,000 worth of donations to Conservative candidates has agreed to reimburse the firm for the money given. … Read the full post »
The government has announced that donations in Northern Ireland will be subject to the same transparency rules as in the rest of the UK. … Read the full post »
Journalist Lee Fang has identified a £50,000 donation to the Conservative Party made by a company controlled by the Lebanese billionaire Fouad Makhzoumi who was at the centre of a political scandal involving the Russians ahead of the French Presidential election. … Read the full post »
Aside from showing how well the Liberal Democrat fundraising operation is going compared to Labour’s, these figures also illustrate… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #91 came out last week, including the results of my latest survey of party members which asked about cross-party cooperation and electoral pacts. … Read the full post »