[jambutty]

I first heard about this over a week ago but have delayed starting a thread on the issue in the hope that someone else would do so. But as it appears that no one seems interested enough in an issue that is likely to screw the public down even further, here goes.

However the title is a misnomer. The government does not have any funds of its own but is the custodian of taxpayers’ taxes. Maybe I should have used “Taxpayers Funding Political Parties” instead.

The government is investigating the possibilities or maybe that should be the probabilities of the taxpayer funding the political parties, god Tony is in agreement and gives it his backing. Well he would because labour is over £20m in debt with the Tories not too far behind and the Lib Dems managing to keep under one million.

NO! NO! and thrice NO!

If any political party wants to put forward candidates to chance their arm at being elected as an MP, then they should raise the funding themselves from bona fide party members’ subscriptions and donations. With the caveat that donations can only be made from members of at least one years membership and be limited to a maximum of £10,000 pa.

Now all I have to do is to try and convince the people who make the rules to change them to their detriment. Fat chance!

Maybe it is time for a complete change in how MP’s are elected.