{"id":91142,"date":"2026-03-26T07:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=91142"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:22:39","slug":"its-time-to-end-all-political-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/26\/its-time-to-end-all-political-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time to end all political donations"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Guardian<\/a> reported yesterday:<\/p>\n

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Political donations from British citizens living abroad are to be capped at \u00a3100,000 a year from Wednesday, in a move that is likely to limit further funding from Reform UK\u2019s Thailand-based mega-donor, Christopher Harborne.<\/p>\n

In a hugely significant move, the government said it would introduce the strict cap, as well as a temporary ban on donations in cryptocurrency, in its new representation of the people bill.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I do, of course, welcome this, but as I tweeted yesterday:<\/p>\n

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The move is, in other words, good, but a long way from sufficient. Until all bit small, personal donations to UK political parties are banned, the risk of corruption is not eliminated. We desperately need state-funded political parties in the UK, and we are nowhere near having them due to the Labour Party's obstinacy, which runs alongside its refusal to consider proportional representation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the Guardian reported yesterday: Political donations from British citizens living abroad are to be capped at \u00a3100,000 a year from Wednesday, in a move
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