As the esteemed Peter Watt set out in a prescient post on party funding last year, in a typical non-general election year, trade union affiliation fees will total roughly # 8m. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
Union affiliation fees to Labour are almost certain to fall precipitously. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
Labour membership mushrooming beyond 500,000 justified an enhanced presence for local parties, but with union affiliations falling the additional seat was early evidence of what's brewing. (totalpolitics.com)