Labour’s secret donor: what the law says
Here are the facts of the matter as we know them so far: 1. “A wealthy North East property developer has admitted being behind a series of large donations to the Labour Party. David Abrahams gave more...
View ArticleConservative Party faces investigation over controversial donations from Said...
The Electoral Commission is investigating tens of thousands of pounds the Conservative Party has received from the Said family, according to the Daily Telegraph. Wafic Said was a key figure in the...
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LabourList, meet the Electoral Commission; Electoral Commission meet LabourList
Who exactly is funding LabourList? That’s the question which is beginning to be asked in the wake of ‘Smeargate’, in which Gordon Brown’s chief spin-doctor, Damian McBride, conspired with the website’s...
View ArticleThe Government’s farcical slowness over updating election imprint rules
Six years on from receiving a recommendation from the Electoral Commission that existing legal powers should be used to clarify how the rules regarding election imprints apply to internet campaigning,...
View ArticlePaul Tyler writes… Party funding: dilemmas and delays
Since so many of us have fought elections against extremely well-funded opposition candidates, Liberal Democrats are naturally and rightly exercised by the matter of campaign finance. Though Labour...
View ArticleSay hello to OSKAR – Lib Dems’ Online Skills and Resources website
It is recognised that the Liberal Democrats offer their members the best and broadest range of conference training of all three main political parties. Training is delivered at Federal and Regional...
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