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purplecthulhu at 08:24am on 25/01/2008
purplecthulhu at 08:24am on 25/01/2008While I'm happy to see Hain's resignation add to the troubles of the Brown regime, the reason for it is unclear. Yes, he screwed up the donations he received for the deputy leader competition, but why did he need thousands of pounds for this competition at all?
I suspect this is because of the one-person-one-vote system that Labour uses for the election of its major posts, but surely a clear, fair and equitable approach for such competitions would be to have the party fund each candidate at the same level. That way you have a level playing field for all candidates and there is (a) no risk of anyone buying the post thanks to vast funding (b) no issues with candidates screwing up their accounts and (c) there is no opportunity for corruption because there are no outside donors to be brought in.
Why have they gone for a system that invites this kind of problem? I can see arguments for external funding for whole parties (though I'm not convinced by it) but why do you need external funding for an internal election? Is this all part of the labour party's emulation of all things American?
I suspect this is because of the one-person-one-vote system that Labour uses for the election of its major posts, but surely a clear, fair and equitable approach for such competitions would be to have the party fund each candidate at the same level. That way you have a level playing field for all candidates and there is (a) no risk of anyone buying the post thanks to vast funding (b) no issues with candidates screwing up their accounts and (c) there is no opportunity for corruption because there are no outside donors to be brought in.
Why have they gone for a system that invites this kind of problem? I can see arguments for external funding for whole parties (though I'm not convinced by it) but why do you need external funding for an internal election? Is this all part of the labour party's emulation of all things American?
confused