In the UK there are spending limits. £30k per year per parliamentary seat. £18.96m per party per election. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/elec

In the UK there are spending limits. £30k per year per parliamentary seat. £18.96m per party per election. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/election-spending/party-campaign-expenditure http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/election-spe... It keeps our campaigns pleasingly short, and the advertising deliciously mundane and cheap-looking. Also it preserves a nice equilibrium, it's in nobody's interests to try and break or change the limits.