The Tory Party is ideologically driven by corporate bungs.
> The Conservative party was the largest recipient of City donations to political parties, accounting for more than £11m or 76% of donated cash over the two-year period.
> “Once the scale of big finance’s influence over government is laid bare, it becomes obvious how banks get bailouts and tax cuts while the rest of us get austerity and tax rises,” said David Barmes, a senior economist at Positive Money.
> The report, titled The Power of Big Finance: How to Reclaim Our Democracy From the Banking Lobby, found 47 MPs received £2.3m between them – an average of £48,936 each – from the financial sector between January 2020 and December 2021. While 26 did no work in return for the payments, those who did were paid an average of £2,738 an hour, 180 times the average UK wage of £15.15.
> We know, just now, that the Conservative Party donors have said, themselves, that they aren’t going to support the party if the Prime Minister is removed. I think a number of MPs in marginal seats need to hear that . . . [Eighteen] million pounds, those donors have donated to the Conservative Party over recent times. It’s those donors that have helped us to win the election and they need to hear that message.
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The Tory Party is ideologically driven by corporate bungs.
> The Conservative party was the largest recipient of City donations to political parties, accounting for more than £11m or 76% of donated cash over the two-year period.
> “Once the scale of big finance’s influence over government is laid bare, it becomes obvious how banks get bailouts and tax cuts while the rest of us get austerity and tax rises,” said David Barmes, a senior economist at Positive Money.
> The report, titled The Power of Big Finance: How to Reclaim Our Democracy From the Banking Lobby, found 47 MPs received £2.3m between them – an average of £48,936 each – from the financial sector between January 2020 and December 2021. While 26 did no work in return for the payments, those who did were paid an average of £2,738 an hour, 180 times the average UK wage of £15.15.
The article provides some context for Nadine Dorries’ message to MPs [on Sky News](https://nitter.net/damocrat/status/1533810384108494848#m):
> We know, just now, that the Conservative Party donors have said, themselves, that they aren’t going to support the party if the Prime Minister is removed. I think a number of MPs in marginal seats need to hear that . . . [Eighteen] million pounds, those donors have donated to the Conservative Party over recent times. It’s those donors that have helped us to win the election and they need to hear that message.
[Wes Streeting commented](https://nitter.net/wesstreeting/status/1533811479924834305#m):
> Wow. ‘Conservative donors call the shots’ wasn’t a gaffe, it’s part of Boris Johnson’s script.
> Apparently the voices of 23 big donors matter more than millions of voters.
> The Conservative Party exists to serve their interests, not yours.
Given how fucked the city has gotten over Brexit, I think we need to worry more about the influence of OAPs, farmers and racists…
15 million seems like a tiny mount, that’s like one bankers bonus….
Is this taking into account the DIRTY RUSSIAN monies ????