party funding

[luke]

i've just been taking a look through what sort of money the various partys can raise, and was surprised the socialists workers party raised more than respect!

from '04 respect raised £ 80,482.95 compared to £ 286,627.93 for the socialists - from '05!

the monster raving loony party only got £350 though

theres a lot of partys i'd never even heard of - mums army for one, they've raised £ 57,502.80! theres one called the blah party - they raised £ 232,460.95!

its a shame that a lot of these smaller partys with similar views can't join together to take on the dominant partys

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/r ... arties.cfm

respect needs to step up a gear big time

[nekokate]

"The Blah Party" raised more than RESPECT? What? That's insane.

[faceless]

I'd guess with Respect the difference is that they are pretty much based in specific areas, whereas the SWP has representatives all over the country, especially in unis and colleges.

[nekokate]

I was curious enough to look The Blah Party up - it actually looks like an advert for Seabrook crisps.

[luke]

i just had a little look at that blah party web site. i'm most impressed with their policies ...

4. Should seagulls be given contraception?

These huge greedy birds are rapidly becoming a national menace. Living in close proximity to humans has made these creatures increasingly bold - we've all seen the blooming things harassing kids with bags of chips and the like. We certainly don't believe in cruelty to animals, but surely some strategically placed seagull snacks with a little added contraceptive would reduce the numbers to a more reasonable level?

great way of putting 230k to work!

[major.tom]

great way of putting 230k to work!

I think you're joking, but this might in fact be a very clever way to write off advertising expenses as charitable (political) contributions. Nothing is below corporations...