Funding^

Question 1

Funding Sources

Answer 1

membership fees
donations
self financing of candidates for office
fundraising events
loans
up to 2 mil per party from electoral commission

Question 2

State Money Types

Answer 2

Short Money
Cranborne Money
Policy Development Grants

Question 3

Short Money

Answer 3

fund given to opposition to facilitate their parliamentary work
based on seats and votes

Question 4

Cranborne Money

Answer 4

subsidises the scrutiny carried out by the opposition in HL

Question 5

Policy Development Grants

Answer 5

2 mil to all main parties to employ policy advisers

Question 6

State Funding +

Answer 6

reduce corruption and reliance on interest groups (rich)
don’t have to rely on donors (Ecclestone scandal)
don’t have to waste time looking for funds
- can focus on the people
can help remove two party dominance
- Lab 5.4 mil / Con 19.4 mil

Question 7

Eccelestone Scandal

Answer 7

donated 2 mil in 1997 and gov took back their tobacco ban on ads in Formula one events

Question 8

Example of gov trying to attract funding

Answer 8

Theresa May and shoe shopping
tea with Boris Johnson

Question 9

State Funding -

Answer 9

allows parties to ignore stake holders
- trade unions, businesses
no need for membership fees
- parties less in tune with demands
enforces two party democracy if the money are based on MPs
less interested in pressure group’s interests
tax should not be funding political parties
there would a disagreement of how the money should be allocated