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We need a donation cap, but how much should it be?

In the UK today, there is still no legal limit on how much a single donor can give to a political party each year. That simple fact shapes our politics in profound ways. When unlimited...

Posted 04 Dec 2025

Political parties shouldnt be personal vehicles for views of the super-rich

Minister: Put a donations cap in the Elections Bill

A million pounds here, a few hundred thousand there. Life-changing sums for most of us. Yet in the world of political finance, these are the figures some individuals can casually drop into party coffers. It...

Posted 19 Nov 2025

in a healthy democracy, no one should be able to buy a louder voice