Tim Picton
Senior Advocacy AdvisorAbout
Tim Picton has a background working in parliament, local government and legal campaigning with a focus on media relations, investigations and policy work. He has an MA in English Literature from University College London.
Posts by Tim Picton
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Crypto donations: how to tackle the new dark money threat
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Tim Picton
The first-ever crypto donation to a UK political party has now been made, according to recent media reports. We don’t yet know the source or value of the donation. But...
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Crypto donation lessons from Europe: What recent scandals in Spain and Czechia tell us about the risks of crypto for political finance
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Tim Picton
With the Elections Bill on the horizon, the UK government is in the process of weighing-up whether to bring in strict controls on political donations made in cryptocurrency – or...
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Briefing: Banning crypto donations – Why prevention is better than cure
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Tim Picton
The government’s Representation of the People Bill does not yet contain a ban on crypto donations. The ongoing Rycroft review into foreign influence is also looking at crypto donations and...
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Making the UK’s crypto donations ban stick
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Tim Picton
The UK's ban on political crypto donations is a powerful first step to closing down some of the routes that malign overseas and domestic actors could use to influence our politics. But a nuanced approach to implementing it will be important.
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