Sentences with phrase «funding of political parties»

Yet I don't like the idea of state funding of political parties and I don't follow whether this would be an addition or replacement to commercial lobbying?

We should not let this happen, however - for the current funding of political parties has little cause for shame.

Regulation of the private funding of political parties, such as caps on political donations, can also help promote gender equality because women usually have less access to private campaign money.

He wants to use this opportunity to increase state funding of political parties.

For example Germany has no limits on campaign spending, but also has strict rules on transparency, and generous public funding of political parties in order to level the playing field.

«We should be clear: the collapse of these talks will not mean an end to increases in public funding of political parties.

No more taxpayer funding of political parties.

In the last parliament Labour were blamed for scuppering cross-party talks on reforming funding of political parties; helping kill reform of the House of Lords and failing to back the Yes to AV campaign in the 2011 referendum — despite being the only party to support the alternative vote in their 2010 manifesto.

«Public funding of political parties made it morally right for INEC to audit political parties» assets since most of the funds came from the government.

Last November the committee on standards in public life put forward a proposal to cap individual donations at # 10,000 and increase the amount of funding of political parties paid for by the state.

Union funding of political parties also came under scrutiny, with Policy Exchange railing against the default position for union membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so choose.

NPP's Communications Director, Nana Akomea, says it has a recording disclosing that the NDC would be advancing huge monies to the UPP ahead of the November 7, elections — but Odike says there is no law in Ghana against funding of a political party after denying knowledge of the purported tape in the NPP's possession.

«The Government believes that the case can not be made for greater state funding of political parties at a time when budgets are being squeezed and economic recovery remains the highest priority.

I doubt that Cameron could get Tory MPs to vote for more state funding of political parties either.

It is hereby recommended that the PDP should collaborate with other political parties to amend the Electoral Law to restore regular funding of political parties by the government.»

According to the report «drug traffickers have been key funders of political parties and of individual politicians in Ghana».

Increased taxpayer funding of political parties would accentuate the disconnect between party leaders and their grassroots.

«It not only undermines years of progress on workers» rights, but it also breaks the growing consensus on the need to reform funding of political parties.

A review of funding of political parties is a likely objective of the Con - Dems, as the Liberals are particularly keen on the idea of state funding though state funding for politicians might be a hard thing to sell when financial austerity is leading to job losses in the real world.

Writing in the Telegraph, Sir Christopher Kelly says a cap on individual donations would likely result in a need for increasing public funding of political parties.

They argued that money in politics from big donors was a bad thing and proposed that the state funding of political parties, along with greater transparency, would be one way of dealing with it.

The call for reform of party funding will be welcomed by Liberal Democrats who have been pushing for the state funding of political parties — a move resisted by Labour, which enjoys large payments from the unions, and the Conservatives, who have big individual donors.

PART III of the Political Parties Law Act 574, (2000) on — Funding of Political Parties, also insists «Only a citizen may contribute in cash or in kind to the funds of a political party».

Many of the political reform proposals put forward by the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition pay lip - service to this: tinkering with the voting system; regulation of lobbying and reviewing «big - money» funding of political parties.

2009/10 she held a Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Leiden (Netherlands) to work on indirect state funding of political parties and completed a project with Anika Gauja (University of Sydney) on «Party Reform and Party - State Relations in Australia and the UK» funded by the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

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Its ultimate completion would require the state funding of political parties, ending the union vote within the party and the destruction of the Labour left.

Whatever the outcome, the threat to the link doesn't just come in the shape of a big bust - up or state funding of political parties.

Moreover, we rightly pour scorn on the EU when we read budget proposals for increases of 20 % or more for the funding of political parties in the European Parliament and should not allow ourselves to go down that route.

-- State funding of political parties — Moving to an electoral system of proportional representation — Reforming the party whip system in Parliament

Individuals should be banned from lending parties money, donations should be limited, spending capped, and state funding increased if the public are to regain trust in the funding of political parties.

Excellent statement from Chris Grayling, and I totally agree with the Ed and everyone who says Mr Cameron should oppose state funding of political parties.

Yes, there are strong arguments for reforms such as a donation cap or an opt - in trade union political levy, but don't let people pretend that greater taxpayer funding of political parties will do anything other than harm our democracy.

It lies in the funding of political parties and elections, extraordinarily narrow media ownership, and the route by which many make it into our unelected House of Lords.

It has smashed the case for extra direct state funding of political parties, a key Cameron policy.

UKIP oppose the extension to state funding of political parties.

Counting all MP allowances and expenses, and all councillor pay and allowances, as state funding of political parties themselves, strains credulity to breaking point.

Billy voiced serious concerns on proposed state funding of political parties, and that it would lead to a lack of engagement in the LP and stop activism.

We are also entitled to ask where, if Labour is really committed to the new politics, are any of the other measures deemed essential by reformers, such as sorting out the House of Lords, devolving power to local government, a written constititution, more representative MPs in terms of gender and race, and state funding of political parties?

Those cabinet ministers who favour state funding of political parties might have a good case in different times.

The former Labour cabinet minister told a fringe meeting on trade union rights: «State funding of political parties will destroy the trade union moment, which funded and set up the Labour party in the first place.»

Given that the entire public sector is facing sharp restraint in spending, the appetite among MPs for increasing state funding of political parties will not be high.

Mr Clegg's Liberal Democrats have a vested interest in seeing more state funding of political parties, since they receive a comparatively paltry amount in private donations relative to the «big two».