I think we've seen this story before. Whether it's the bankers heavily funding Obama in 2008, the GOP in 2010 or the Tory election in 2010, the bankers get the government that they want. Always. When the entire system is tilted in their favor, should we really expect a different outcome anywhere? Politicians of any party can spin it however they like but for others it's hard not to see this as corruption. Elections aren't won with cute little stories of grandmothers donating $10. They're won by donating millions. The Guardian:
Financiers in the City of London provided more than 50% of the funding for the Tories last year, new research revealed last night, prompting claims that the party is in thrall to the banks.
A study by the Bureau for Investigative Journalism has found that the City accounted for £11.4m of Tory funding – 50.79% of its total haul – in 2010, a general election year. This compared with £2.7m, or 25% of its funding, in 2005, when David Cameron became party leader.
The research also shows that nearly 60 donors gave more than £50,000 to the Tories last year, entitling each of them to a face-to-face meeting with leading members of the party up to and including Cameron.
