Posted: Apr 15, 2012 1:45 pm
chairman bill, they think reading and ticking is too complex for the working class.
It's a good idea but the influence of the right on British politics is much deeper than just donors to the Conservative Party.
It is ownership of newspapers, funding of numerous think tanks like the Tax Payers Alliance, the dominance of their PR firms and lobbyists.
Okay lets look at some numbers. Donations from individual members of the union Unite, the biggest in the country, accounted for less than £60,000 for the Labour party.
Compare this with health secretary Andrew Lansley accepting a donation of £21000 from one individual, John Nash, the chairman of private healthcare provider Care UK.
Then there's the £5.1 million donated to the Conservative Party by Lord Ashcroft.
In light of this, you have to wonder why Labour funding by trade unions is being focussed on, while funding of the Tory party by the rich is ignored.
Don't let the right frame the debate like this. Every time someone brings up trade union funding, compare it with conservative party funding and quote numbers. You'll win if you do this.
Even the LibDems know this, remember one of their reasons for going into the coalition "The Conservatives were the only party with enough money to fight another election". That's the problem with capitalists, they have all the capital.
It's a good idea but the influence of the right on British politics is much deeper than just donors to the Conservative Party.
It is ownership of newspapers, funding of numerous think tanks like the Tax Payers Alliance, the dominance of their PR firms and lobbyists.
Okay lets look at some numbers. Donations from individual members of the union Unite, the biggest in the country, accounted for less than £60,000 for the Labour party.
Compare this with health secretary Andrew Lansley accepting a donation of £21000 from one individual, John Nash, the chairman of private healthcare provider Care UK.
Then there's the £5.1 million donated to the Conservative Party by Lord Ashcroft.
In light of this, you have to wonder why Labour funding by trade unions is being focussed on, while funding of the Tory party by the rich is ignored.
Don't let the right frame the debate like this. Every time someone brings up trade union funding, compare it with conservative party funding and quote numbers. You'll win if you do this.
Even the LibDems know this, remember one of their reasons for going into the coalition "The Conservatives were the only party with enough money to fight another election". That's the problem with capitalists, they have all the capital.