Posted: Apr 15, 2012 12:44 pm
Except, as any fool can see, it's not actually a special exemption, is it?Strontium Dog wrote:It doesn't require an "apologist for the Tories" to state the fact that Labour wants a special exemption for unions.
By 'claim', do you mean 'lie'? The true comparison would be with share-holders, not employees. Now, if a company that donates to the Tories was to give each share-holder an opt-out clause, such that their share of dividend went wholly to them, with none going to the Tories, there might be some equivalance. Straightforward company donations out of profits would count as per a Union donating, and be limited to the £5000 cap.... shouldn't companies be able to still give £50,000 donations and claim they're giving 1,000 £5 donations on behalf of all of their employees who have failed to opt out?