As discussions over political reform intensify forward of Thursday’s opening of the subsequent session of parliament, the dealing with of company donations is poised to emerge as a significant battleground between the events.
Whereas they may have the ability to discover center floor over different gadgets within the agenda, deep-seated bipartisan divisions over the dealing with of company donations recommend the street to a compromise on this matter earlier than the top of the yr stays tough at greatest.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Occasion — weakened after it misplaced its majority within the Decrease Home within the Oct. 27 basic election — has displayed sturdy resistance towards long-standing opposition calls to abolish the endowments. The occasion has lengthy maintained that an abolition of company donations would considerably curtail the political freedom of the personal sector.
