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.
Response rates from 274k UK voters.
37% Yes |
63% No |
28% Yes |
53% No |
8% Yes, but limit the amount they can donate |
5% No, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
3% No, but allow donations from unions and non-profits |
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2% No, and political campaigns should be publicly funded |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 274k UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 274k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes with reason and set limits for each reason and someone reviewing it before it goes to the party so it cannot be used for bribery
@9Q9ZBC23mos3MO
Political parties are an unfortunate consequence of democracy. The FPTP system reinforces the two-party hegemony, which is essentially a choice between the corporation-funded party and the union-funded party. Now the important issue is that donations and funding are secondary to popular opinion, and popular opinion is overwhelmingly determined by the media, which is owned by the corporation-funders. Without a convincing radical alternative, accept the null hypothesis/status quo.
@9Q9VXQQ3mos3MO
Yes, if all donations are made public and would not allow other donations if it is a conflict of interest
@9Q8SS3G3mos3MO
No because then the rich fund the Conservative Party and the Conservative Party only care about helping the rich
@9Q7XG4H3mos3MO
Yes, but it should be a matter of public record and fully transparent to allow voters to decide whether they think it influences policy.
@9Q7R68G3mos3MO
Yes but publishing a false manifesto or not adhering to should be punishable as an act of misleading the public and considered fraudulent
@9Q6BS433mos3MO
Depends what cause it’s going to like of course if it’s for hospitals and nhs but maybe not like things that aren’t worth it.
@9Q5RS823mos3MO
The should be limit to what is donated sand procedures to document these donations to avoid bribery in the future
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