Scraping the barrel

The Labour party’s association with sleaze has grown again today with allegations that it is using councillors allowances to pay off the party’s national debt.

It isn’t unusual for a percentage of councillors allowances to go back into the local party to help pay the running costs. In fact all three of the main political parties do it.

But changes made at Labour’s Autumn conference meant a percentage of councillors allowances had to be paid into central Labour group funds, which is being used to pay off the party's debt.

In the case of the Labour party it appears public funding of political parties is already taking place. Of course Labour are so in the red, they need to raise money any way they can, espiecially now selling of peerages has been ruled out!