Current campaign spending rules only cover the ‘regulated period’ before an election. It’s time to change that, argues Bob Posner. The current system Since the UK’s rules on political finance...
A series of governments over the past decade have promised to end the UK’s role as a laundromat for corrupt and criminal wealth. Major new legislation was introduced in 2017...
Due to the anonymity that cryptocurrency can afford, and the way it can be used to obscure the true source of funds (including from the proceeds of crime), political donations...
A fully independent Electoral Commission is critical to ensuring the integrity of UK elections, and maintaining public confidence that elections are run fairly. However, the previous Conservative government curtailed the...
Spotlight asked electoral experts what they want to see in the upcoming Elections Bill. Here former Electoral Commission chief executive Bob Posner discusses how to block foreign donations. Most established...
The British electoral system is wide open to abuse from malign or foreign actors seeking to unfairly influence our politics as a result of major loopholes in election law which...
The Electoral Commission is no ordinary regulator. In order to safeguard UK democracy and the trust of the British public in elections, it is critical that it is robustly independent,...
Spotlight on Corruption asked electoral experts what they want to see in the upcoming Elections Bill. Here Professor Alistair Clark outlines measures to protect the independence of the Electoral Commission....
