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In the UK there are 'Party political broadcasts' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_political_broadcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_political_broadcast

• fweespeech 11y ago
  Yes, but they are not being charged for the time. It is the fact that US politics allows essentially unlimited spending on broadcast advertising to consumers that creates the corrupting influence of lobbyists on the scale we are seeing. 1 on 1 conversations with industry, media, union reps, etc. is part of doing business in a democracy. Mass broadcasts to sway public opinion isn't required. > In the United Kingdom the Communications Act 2003 prohibits political advertising on television or radio; parties are instead allocated broadcast slots (usually around five minutes long) free of charge on broadcast channels using a formula set by Parliament
  • arprocter 11y ago
    IMO the article should've said 'There is no /paid-for/ political advertising on television or radio in Britain'.
    • fweespeech 11y ago
      Fair enough, I figured the context of the 6 figure comment I made was enough context about my meaning with that quote.