Tory Government policy influenced by rich, corpulent bastards.

[headvoid]

In other news, the Sun rose today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17508271

Why are we ever surprised?

What do people donate to political parties for if not to curry favour and attempt to influence policy at the highest level? Altruism tends to exist almost exclusively at the lower ends of society.

 

[jack]

You mean your guys take money too?

Who'dve thunk it?

 

[cakewalk]

Cruddas sure got stung; screening is everything.

Surprising that England doesn't already have the contribution caps and public disclosure laws for individual donations that Cameron is now advocating. Still, even with those in place, US candidates have gotten around them with PAC expenditures on their behalf and it's hard to track/trace all contributions. "Buying access", same everywhere it seems.

 

['Gear]

Altruism is one of the few luxuries of being poor.

I have a few proto-theories as to why this is but I'm so damn busy being wealthy I don't have the time or inclination to work it all out.

 

[headvoid]

I do understand the alternative is fairly unpalatable. Taxpayers fund the political parties and we end up paying for them to drink Krug with their banker friends and plan new ways to screw us over for money.

I just think the level of investment should be capped. Then "Premier league" payments will be not allowed and our politicians will not judge policy on the level of donation.