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@transparencyuk.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.social💷IT'S TIME TO END MEGA DONATIONS
In 2015, just 1% of private donations came from contributions of more than £1m.
Ten years later? That surged to 35%.
We spoke with @stellacreasy.bsky.social about why stopping big money in UK politics has never been more urgent.
Watch below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.social💷IT'S TIME TO END MEGA DONATIONS
In 2015, just 1% of private donations came from contributions of more than £1m.
Ten years later? That surged to 35%.
We spoke with @stellacreasy.bsky.social about why stopping big money in UK politics has never been more urgent.
Watch below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.social📺WATCH NOW
Last week at Labour Conference, we partnered with @thefabians.bsky.social to discuss how big money is corrupting UK politics.
Watch to hear from @duncanhames.bsky.social, Neal Lawson at @compassoffice.bsky.social, @stellacreasy.bsky.social & Baroness Margaret Hodge.
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@transparencyuk.bsky.social💷WHOSE DEMOCRACY IS IT ANYWAY?
At this year's Labour Conference, we partnered with @thefabians.bsky.social discuss how big money is corrupting UK democracy.
With mega donations are record highs, stopping the super rich buying our politics has never been more urgent.
🕐It's time to cap donations.
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialDetails ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.social📆TODAY | 3PM | THE BLUECOAT
Big money is corrupting UK politics. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Join us and @thefabians.bsky.social to hear from Neal Lawson at @compassoffice.bsky.social, @stellacreasy.bsky.social, @duncanhames.bsky.social & Baroness Hodge.
Details in comments below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.social🚨Louise Haigh agrees that mega donors with outsized influence are pernicious to democracy
Yesterday at @ippr.org, Harry Quilter-Pinner rightly pointed out that big money corrupts UK politics regardless of where the money comes from.
It's time for the Government to cap donations.
Watch below ⤵️
@duncanhames.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.socialThe more progress the police make in acting on illicit wealth here, the more important it is to overcome the obstacles to returning proceeds of corruption to the people who lost out in the first place. Our new film explains:
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.social🎬RETURNING STOLEN MONEY Millions of pounds of assets linked to corruption has been seized & recovered by UK authorities - so why hasn't it been returned to its victims? Our new research, Closing the Loop, identifies £64m of seized assets stuck in a policy grey area. Watch to learn more ⤵️
@danieljbruce.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.socialToday marked the end of my 7-year tenure as Chief Executive of @transparencyuk.bsky.social. I will soon join @channel4.bsky.social as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
I am beyond grateful to the TI-UK team for their commitment, expertise, companionship and indefatigable resolve.
@transparencyuk.bsky.social🎬RETURNING STOLEN MONEY Millions of pounds of assets linked to corruption has been seized & recovered by UK authorities - so why hasn't it been returned to its victims? Our new research, Closing the Loop, identifies £64m of seized assets stuck in a policy grey area. Watch to learn more ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialFull details below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialPolitics is broken: just 4% of the public trust MPs to act in the UK's interest. With mega donations at record highs, it's no surprise why.
Join us & The Fabians to hear from Duncan Hames Stella Creasy Baroness Hodge & Neal Lawson from Compass.
📍28 Sep | 3pm | The Bluecoat
@danieljbruce.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.socialI was pleased to meet Scotland’s First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social earlier. Together with @muteswann.bsky.social we discussed his government’s work on an inaugural Scottish Anti-Corruption Strategy and @transparencyuk.bsky.social’s policy recommendations for the process.
@transparencyuk.bsky.social🗣️"This feels rather like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted".
@duncanhames.bsky.social spoke with John Pienaar at @thetimes.com on the urgency of stopping the super rich corrupting UK democracy.
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@transparencyuk.bsky.socialReposted by @transparencyuk.bsky.social🚨 GORDON BROWN: GET BIG MONEY OUT OF UK POLITICS
News this weekend of Reform receiving pledges for £72m in donations from just two crypto-billionaires is a watershed moment in UK politics.
No cap on donations leaves our democracy for sale to the highest bidder.
🔗Full article in link below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialRead the full article ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.social🚨 GORDON BROWN: GET BIG MONEY OUT OF UK POLITICS
News this weekend of Reform receiving pledges for £72m in donations from just two crypto-billionaires is a watershed moment in UK politics.
No cap on donations leaves our democracy for sale to the highest bidder.
🔗Full article in link below ⤵️
@transparencyuk.bsky.socialListen to the full interview here ⤵️
