To launch the latest edition of Babelfish June Sarpong interviewed Dale Vince on how to clean up British politics
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What if UK parties got £50 per paid-up member from the state instead of chasing mega-donors? The Autonomy Institute's plan would cost £50m a year - and clean up politics.
A modest cut to the Sovereign Grant could free £66m a year — enough to publicly fund UK political parties and break the grip of mega-donors. Here's how.
France banned corporate donations in 1995. Canada caps individual donations at £930. Five democracies show the UK how to stop mega-donors buying influence.
Farage built his brand on his Trump bromance. Now 80% of Britons view Trump unfavourably and 64% see America negatively. The relationship that once helped him is becoming his biggest liability.
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