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The free slot thing is brilliant. Levels the playing field to some extent and removes the need for candidates for relying on outside investors
by xerophyte12932 11y ago
The free slot thing is brilliant. Levels the playing field to some extent and removes the need for candidates for relying on outside investors
- pjc50 11y agohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p02mbgy3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p02mbgy3 (not sure whether that's available outside UK, you may have to hunt for "party political broadcast" on youtube) The way they're all introduced by a BBC continuity announcer saying "This is a party political broadcast on behalf of the Whatever party", and the fact that most of the people doing the electoral groundwork are volunteers, lends the whole thing a very British dignity. Doesn't get money out of politics entirely though. We're still beholden to the finance industry and the landlord industry.
- kuschku 11y agoBy the way, Germany does the same – and parties get money relative to votes and the engagement of their supporters retroactively for their election campaign, so no campaign has to be paid by sponsors.