In the UK there are no limits on the amount of donations a political party may receive. Political parties may only accept donations over £200 from registered voters, party members, companies, trade union or a building society. Political parties may only spend £30,000 for each constituency that it contests in a general election. If a party ran a candidate in each of the 650 UK constituencies, its maximum spend would total £19.5m.
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@9PH7NF3Liberal Democrat10mos10MO
No, Donations should be made to a central fund and shared out between all parties at a rate that is determined by the size of the parties membership
@9NBZW5BConservative10mos10MO
only corporations - unions should be non partisan and should only care about the workers they represent. Non-profits should focus on their goals not go into politics.
@9HD7XT3 1yr1Y
This is the current system … what alternatives are there ? I’d propose research into how to make parties equally funded in elections
Yes, and the exact amount should be published and any demands the unions have made should be made public.
Corporations not without a boardroom vote recorded, strict limits on their proportion of profit that may be donated, and public transparencu. Sole traders yes but with transparency and records kept. Unions yes but only by fully open democratic process and strict limits on the proportion of their revenue that can be donated in a year. Non profits no, unless they exist specifically as political financiers and their accounts are fully transparent to the public.
@92CBY5B3yrs3Y
Yes, so long as this information is made public
@8WWQGG23yrs3Y
Yes but it should be reported as a matter of public record
Yes. But the government should have to disclose this
@8Q3JTMVLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
Yes as long as there’s no incentive
@9D2TB3SConservative2yrs2Y
As long as not connected to religion or immigration, and as long as made public and amount limited.
@98GFPZ22yrs2Y
Yes, but there shouldn’t be tax deductions available for them
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