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June 14, 2006
You were warned
With all the hulabaloo surrounding Prescott and the various travails of the Home Office, the Party Loans scandal has been pushed into the background. Which is a shame as the story that the Electoral Commission warned the parties about accepting loans hasn't had the profile it deserves.
BBC - Poll watchdog warned about loans
Elections watchdog chief Sam Younger says he did not know about the scale of secret loans used by Labour and the Conservatives in the last election.
He said he had warned the parties that using loans to get around funding rules would breach the spirit of the law.
Mr Younger was giving evidence to an inquiry into the state of democracy.
Which only goes to show the degree of contempt the major parties have for the principles and standards of democracy.
Posted by Clive on June 14, 2006 10:54 PM in the category Politics