Mar 20, 2008
Get talking, quit exaggerating, says expert
This article by Justin Fisher, advisor to the Hayden Phillips Review, in Political Quarterly (sub required) argues that both Labour and the Conservatives have exaggerated the reservations towards caps on donations and spending. Labour would be likely to suffer if more extensive regulation was introduced and that the Conservatives have stalled the debate by questioning the relationship between Labour and the trade unions. The best chance of success, he concludes, in funding reform is through consensus rather than moves to secure partisan advantage.
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