“Tom Brake, the chief executive of Unlock Democracy, said the reforms passed “the Musk test” but said the government could go further – including a donations cap, saying there was “outsized influence of a handful of domestic mega-donors … An annual cap on donations from individuals and companies would begin to address public concern that politics can be bought.””
agdnan on
You are telling me that this is still possible and it up for debate?
intraspeculator on
Good. Ridiculous it’s taken so long. We should include banning donations from non uk residents too. Fuck all those Dyson types who left the UK so they don’t have to contribute taxes but think they can wield influence anyway.
planeloise on
Finally! I kept wondering when this government was going to start bullet proofing our democracy.
Donation cap is good but add banning of foreign interest lobbying of our politicians before, during and after their terms.
Unfortunately they can’t stop the online bots. I would also like to see privacy rights strengthened.
joeythemouse on
Long overdue. I’m hoping that the rule will apply to far-right limited companies too.
WinstonFox on
Good. We need to apply similar principles to UK companies. You can still be UK owned and receive “investment” from abroad.
Accomplished-Bad4536 on
Step in the right direction, next we need to prohibit property purchase by non UK passport holders too.
NitrousOxide_ on
This should have been done a long while ago and needs to go through ASAP.
notAugustbutordinary on
Political donations should only be able to be made from those who are UK resident taxpayers, that goes for people and companies. The companies should be able to prove that they are not controlled by a non UK resident taxpayer or receiving funds from person/companies outside the UK by way of anything other than sales of goods and or services.
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From the Guardian:
“Tom Brake, the chief executive of Unlock Democracy, said the reforms passed “the Musk test” but said the government could go further – including a donations cap, saying there was “outsized influence of a handful of domestic mega-donors … An annual cap on donations from individuals and companies would begin to address public concern that politics can be bought.””
You are telling me that this is still possible and it up for debate?
Good. Ridiculous it’s taken so long. We should include banning donations from non uk residents too. Fuck all those Dyson types who left the UK so they don’t have to contribute taxes but think they can wield influence anyway.
Finally! I kept wondering when this government was going to start bullet proofing our democracy.
Donation cap is good but add banning of foreign interest lobbying of our politicians before, during and after their terms.
Unfortunately they can’t stop the online bots. I would also like to see privacy rights strengthened.
Long overdue. I’m hoping that the rule will apply to far-right limited companies too.
Good. We need to apply similar principles to UK companies. You can still be UK owned and receive “investment” from abroad.
Step in the right direction, next we need to prohibit property purchase by non UK passport holders too.
This should have been done a long while ago and needs to go through ASAP.
Political donations should only be able to be made from those who are UK resident taxpayers, that goes for people and companies. The companies should be able to prove that they are not controlled by a non UK resident taxpayer or receiving funds from person/companies outside the UK by way of anything other than sales of goods and or services.