Sunday, 28 September 2008  Dispatches - Monday night    Devil's
Kitchen said...   I really don't think that any of the three
main parties are in any position to criticise the sources of
each other's donations, do you? I would say that all three of
you are on a very sticky wicket in this regard.  For instance,
how much have the unions donated to Labour over the last ten
years (over and above the taxpayers' money laundered through the
"union restructuring fund", of course), and what concessions a)
have they demanded, and b) been given?  In terms of policy being
up for sale, few governments have indulged their donors quite as
much as NuLabour. Can anyone say, "Bernie Ecclestone"? Or
"Lakshmi Mittal"? Or "the Hinduja Brothers"?  Yes, I would
recommend being very quiet on this issue...   Kerry said...
That's a convenient way of getting them off the hook. I don't
accept the charge that Labour policy is, or has been, 'up for
sale' - but leaving that to one side... isn't it better that the
spotlight is shone on all