Entries tagged with party funding

BBC News - The man who turned his home into a public library
'If you put all the books you own on the street outside your house, you might expect them to disappear in a trice. But one man in Manila tried it - and found that his collection grew.'
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First body armor for women to be field-tested in Afghanistan | jacksonville.com
'the Army came up with a vest that is shorter to accommodate smaller torsos and has tailoring to fit closer to women’s chests. The new vest eliminates gaps between the material and the body and can be fitted with smaller side ballistic inserts for small waist sizes.'
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Why is the government dragging its heels over party funding law? | Unlock Democracy
'Three years after receiving Royal Assent, the law is still not being enforced. First, Labour decided to delay its enforcement until after the general election. Two years after, it is still awaiting a commencement order from a minister in the current government so the Electoral Commission can begin to enforce the law and give it teeth.'
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Interesting Links for 24-08-2012

Some light on a key legal issue surrounding the Assange case | Love and Garbage – some commonplace musings
'As a result of this crucial case it is the right of any accused person who has breached bail conditions and is located in England to tell the prosecuting authorities where, when, and how he or she should be questioned.'
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How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American
'Of the 10 most pirated movies of 2011, guess how many of them are available to rent online, as I write this in midsummer 2012? Zero.'
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If 'Dark Knight Rises' Was 10 Times Shorter and More Honest | Cracked.com
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Conservative Party raise £1million through secretive supper clubs - Mirror Online
The system allows the party to trouser the cash without naming the wealthy backers it comes from
(tags: interesting money corruption party funding UK politics Westminster Conservative Party )
Ashcroft tells David Cameron to defy Tory right on gay marriage - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
"People who oppose gay marriage would remember that he was in favour of it before the going got tough. Those who support it would see that he abandoned the idea in the face of a determined minority. Those who don't much care either way would notice another flip-flop."
(tags: interesting lgbt rights politics Conservative Party )
Constitutional Reform and Prince Harry's Balls
The reason that the son of Prince Harry has an outside chance of being Head of State and mine doesn’t is that Prince Harry has Magic Balls
(tags: amusing politics monarchy UK media interesting comment privacy magic balls posttofacebook Xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed; summon the meteors. )
SearchTheMoney.com
Website looking at where Tory MPs get their donations. NB: Is a partisan website paid for by unions that fund the Labour Party. Still, some interesting stuff there, and may help the push towards party funding reform.
(tags: interesting politics party funding partisan Conservative Party unions posttofacebook Freedom of Information money Westminster )

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Interesting Links for 28-03-2012

Statements by Mark Adams and Peter Facey regarding “Cash for Cameron” scandal | Unlock Democracy
Short version? The law may have been broken by someone trying to help non-valid people donate to a political party. Also, we really need to sort party funding out.
(tags: important Conservatives money cash for Cameron Westminster law crime politics interesting )
BBC News - Miliband pledges to publish list of donor meetings
(tags: corruption money posttofacebook Unlock Democracy cash for Cameron Westminster party funding Labour party politics interesting )
Cameron-bashing shows 'the Tory press' ain't what it used to be | Roy Greenslade | Media | guardian.co.uk
'The Mail, Telegraph and Sun's recent hostility to Cameron and George Osborne shows a new detachment from the Tory party'
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Interesting Links for 26-03-2012

Richard Hanna, GOP Congressman, Tells Women To Give Their Money To Democrats
They're trying to remake the Equal Rights Amendment, which Congress passed in 1972 but has not yet been ratified by the necessary 38 states, which simply says that equality under the law "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."
(tags: fairness equality Republicans America discrimination sexism women politics feminism )
David Cameron reveals Tory donors dinners list - The Independent
So, a register of dinner guests is happening. How about decent register of lobbyists too? And while they're at it, a donations database that allows you to uniquely identify people.
(tags: Conservatives food money corruption posttofacebook party funding lobbying Westminster UK news politics interesting )
Senators want ruling on whether Facebook password requests are illegal
(tags: employment law America Facebook social media privacy interesting )