Dont go and see the film!'. However the working day was punctuated by anything from one to four meetings out (often in the Jack Bruce space), a lunch in the city and often a seminar, talk or dinner in the evening; all of these activities have either been canned or replaced by Zoom interactions. Complain about this comment (Comment number 6), What is fascinating is the significant increase in Public Funding of political parties. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), a prominent Trump supporter, was a leading critic of the immigration bill, which he argued paved the path for "amnesty." Complain about this comment (Comment number 4), would be good to get away from this reliance on donations, which is why I like the idea of state funding for political parties - but calibrated such that the funds received from the Public Purse are positively correlated to the quality of policies put forward, and the moral strength and integrity of the principles underpinning those policies - thus, in practice, nothing for the Conservatives unless and until they change their spots - which is perfectly possible in my view - don't believe in the old leopard saying, Complain about this comment (Comment number 5). Donors should spend money to defend Republicans who uphold their oaths and fund primary candidates or third-party conservatives to run against seditionist Kuenssberg became a presenter on Brexitcast, now known as Newscast, when it launched in 2017, Kuenssberg interviewed Dominic Cummings earlier this year. "The presidents plan will greatly help law enforcement focus on felons and threats to our country, and pull individuals out of the shadows, not to grant them amnesty, but allow them to pay taxes and start on a path towards lawful immigration.". Complain about this comment (Comment number 2), Complain about this comment (Comment number 3). Its a strategy that has worked so far, but now they come under the auspices of Ofcom, it may become more difficult for them to ignore the license fee paying public. "It's been incredible to occupy the chair during a time of such huge change and to try to make sense of it for our viewers, listeners and readers online. #wherestheresa #runningscared, The SKWAWKBOX (@skwawkbox) April 24, 2017. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. The comments below have not been moderated. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. (hey, but many congratulations for not rolling out the old chestnut false/facile comparison with the BPOA), Complain about this comment (Comment number 47), Saga you cant discriminate against someone whose views you don't like. As of today, it is moving to a new", Jonathan Amos:"Things are changing. Renowned financier, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, and philanthropist David Rubenstein provides unparalleled access to the world's most successful investors. What Could Elon Musk Possibly Be Thinking? The next five donors in order of largesse were all unions, giving money to the Labour party. What shall we call a blog written by someone called Betsan? After Cleese mocked the EU debate, Turner whinged: To be honest, John, it wont matter a great deal to you, but I believe it will to ordinary working people., Channeling Basil: John Cleese savaged Labour MP Karl Turner, 45, on Twitter after mocking the EU debate. They had hoped to fund themselves by setting up loads of regional assemblies where hundreds of party hacks could have earned 75K plus expenses, but that idea was kicked into touch. 20 WunnyBabbitMany thanks for that info. Prior to becoming the BBC's politics editor, the 45-year-old served as the corporation's chief political correspondent. As their policies seem to be worse than the Tories and their moral strength seems non-existant! University Dons, possibly. Public appointments included Board Member of Scottish Legal Aid Board and Deputy Chairman of Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Sounds familiar doesn't it? Kuenssberg has conducted interviews with a string of high-profile political figures, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his former aide Dominic Cummings. Or would state funding be established on a per-party basis? Ms Kuenssberg was already found guilty by the BBC Trust of bias last year over a mis-portrayed interview with Labour Jeremy Corbyn. The journalist's time as political editor covered a tumultuous period in British politics, which included Brexit, two UK general elections and the Covid-19 pandemic. Musks TeslaMaster Plan Lacks Drive. Her given name is Laura Juliet Kuenssberg. Reporters from Bloomberg's Washington, D.C. bureau are prominently featured as they offer analysis of policy and legal issues. Unions) tooyes, I like it - anybody else like it as much as I do? I have learnt enough languages during an international career including Italian (though the fortnight in May/June in Tuscany is already off the agenda and that for end August pretty unlikely). Federal prosecutors accuse Householder of orchestrating a pay-to-play scheme that traded nearly $61 million in Akron-based FirstEnergy donations for Just a coincidence. any one fueling the funds of political parties have an agenda and want their way.the british party system has been manipulated beyond what could be called honest political working and in my opinion should be removed and governments formed from fairly elected mp's.but sadly i seem to be in the minority at the moment. Donald Trump, Her Name Is Trump. Complain about this comment (Comment number 42). Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. I happen to believe he was a good candidate - and hope he'll grow to be a great President. Laura Kuenssberg. It's been an honour and an amazing ride - more to come in 2022! Our Fellows from academia, business and public service are among the most distinguished in their fields. She was born into a German-speaking household. Eskamani called Petris The Gathering a Christofascist organization and noted that Garcia gave DeSantis $50,000 in political contributions last year. Complain about this comment (Comment number 37). Whether it is the stresses of online learning, the cancellation of the Fringe, the availability of staff, concerns about finance or doubts about the future, these all have to be weighed up and coped with. WebLaura Kuenssberg was born in Italy in 1976 to Sally Kuenssberg CBE and Scottish businessman Nick Kuenssberg OBE.Talking on her BBC podcast, she said: "It's nice to play mum sometimes.Her paternal grandfather was the German-born founder and president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Ekkehard von Kuenssberg. It ranks as high as giving people expenses rather than a standard rate of pay per political position/grade.A modern polity would have these things sorted out, including the upper house, the reformation of which ran into some invisible buffers.It is embarrassing to see this nonsense going on, and the main actors in the drama act as if none of us can see what is happening, cheerfully smiling and waving their way past the press on their way into the office. Clinton, now a Democratic presidential candidate, is likely to be Trumps foe in the general election should he capture the Republican nomination. Sally Kuenssberg and Nick Kuenssberg are her parents. Complain about this comment (Comment number 25). Complain about this comment (Comment number 43). I wonder when Gordon Brown will be making a statement about the demise of Big Brother? Oh, right, sorry, penny's just dropped.Not exactly comparing like with like, I agree with you there. After working in the UK and overseas with Coats Patons/Coats Viyella and subsequently Dawson International, Nick Kuenssberg began a portfolio career in 1996. Once you start saying you're going to shut down parties because you object to elements of thier constitution, sooner or later, you're going to end up with a one party state and we're heading that way now. No: SCO15855 2023 | Web design by Parachute, Wallace Studios, 210 Garscube Road, Glasgow, G4 9RR. Between them they gave nearly half a million pounds. (Forgetting the "tithing" of income received by local councillors, which also comes from the public purse), Complain about this comment (Comment number 7). If people or organisations want to donate to political parties then that is their affair, however I would like to see a cap on how much each candidate can spend on campaigning during an election period (say in the 4 weeks before polling day), 500 quid should be more than enough for flyers and balloons. 39#how is it justified Saga, you seem to be quite happy for Hattie's brand of positive discrimination and tokenism - discrimination is discrimination, after all..Also, how is it that the two main existing parties in your plan get a bigger percentage of the state funding than the other players? After the expenses debacle it is surprising that donations have gone up, but due to the revelations of serious troughing going on across all the political parties the non cash donations are quite possibly suspect. Here you can search the data and see who is funding the major parties The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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There is no obvious or straightforward answer for employers but there is one thing they all need to address and that is the mental health of the workforce. well let's see:all parties to be either state funded (SF) parties or (PD) private donation parties - can't be both - the 2 main parties (Lab/Clown) to be compulsorily SF parties (so no donations) - each to get the same amount, let's say 100 per annum to go up or down each year with the RPIso that's themthe LibDems have the choice to be an SF or a PD party - if SF, they receive half what the Big Two get - so 50 per annum - that will be more than they could get in donations, so they'll no doubt opt for SF statusleaves the little parties - UKIP, Greens, BNP, CTP and the like - but we can take the BNP out of the equation since a Whites Only membership policy will render them unsuitable to receive funds either privately or from the state - they'll have to fight on an empty stomach, I'm afraidthe remaining 3 (UKIP, Greens, CTP) and indeed any others (those with an Irish/Scottish/Welsh flavour, for example) earn the choice to be SF or PD to be like the LibDems, in other words on achieving EITHER one of 50,000 members or 5 MPs - having got there, and if they opt for SF status, they receive funds pro rata with the LibDems - doing the pro rata calculation either on members or seats, whichever is the "triggering parameter" - thus, for example, if the CTP break through with 10 seats, and the LibDems have 40 seats, then they (the CTP, I mean) will get one quarter of the LibDems funding 12.5 per annum - or, of course, they could opt to stay PD if they thought they could raise more money that way (unlikely, even for them) - but again, just to emphasise, each party is one or the other - no party gets BOTH state funding AND private donationsfinal point to note is that to prevent too much influence being exerted on the PD parties by a single (or married, for that matter) rich individual, we'll be capping individual donations at a suitably small amount - and that applies to organisations (e.g. Trump has himself contributed to Democratic committees in the past, including committees associated with Clinton, Menendez, Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). And therefore were acting in the interests of another political party ie New labour that also does not want the family courts looked into either, for fear of the political repercusions of the findings that they would be held to account forGiven that Ms HH gave quite open support for this investigation.what about the SNP and Pylaid Cymri then too. I thought that there was to be a cap on donations, then I read of these.I seem to remember there were other large donations made JK Rowling gave 1 million to the Labour party and did'nt your fired do it too.I thought that all donations had to be declared so I suppose I could check that somewhere. Why should we ? Complain about this comment (Comment number 26). Kuenssberg took over from Nick Robinson as the BBC's political editor in 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position. In 2017, she became a presenter of Brexitcast, now known as Newscast, alongside Chris Mason, Adam Fleming and Katya Adler. The corporation backed its political editor again over complaints she had tweeted in defence of Dominic Cummings, after news broke he had driven from London to Durham during lockdown. The SKWAWKBOX is provided free of charge but depends on the generosity of its readers to be viable. In any case, it is an idea doomed to failure, because the only way it could be fairly implemented is if parties like the BNP got public funding and THAT ain't going to happen. These are some of the popular topics this blog covers. I complained to the BBC as a follow up from a previous complaint about Kuenssberg. Complain about this comment (Comment number 46), 35 @ 40I know you're very concerned about the Family Courts - not something I know much about - perhaps we can discuss some timeand I do agree with you about not suppressing debate, but that's not the issue here - the issue is a political party, running for office, which has a Whites Only membership policy - that's both wrong and (I believe) illegal, but let's see what the verdict is - any case, if confirmed illegal, they'll just change it and carry onyour comparison with the SNP and PC, I don't follow - they don't have, say, a Scots or Welsh only membership policy, do they? Marita Vlachou. This group views Islam per se as a danger to the West. Feb 28, 2023, 10:35 AM EST. Caution urged but nerves over Covid next stage, Tragic reminder of growing risks faced by MPs, Two leaders with more in common than you might think, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. #39 We MUST never remove anyone from the debate never mind how reprehensible there views. Laura Kuenssbergs net worth estimated at around $2 million . Donald Trumps son-in-law, who has been informally advising the business mogul, has contributed more than $100,000 to Democratic campaigns and committees over two decades. Labour has also been given cash by Hillside New Media, Ltd - the company behind the online gambling site Bet 365. We the voter must be easily fooled if we vote for the party that spends most on advertising and knocks on your door most.I believe that party expenditure should be capped at a modest levels and all lobby groups obliged to register and minute meetings that they have with MPs or Lords. As someone who BC (before coronavirus) worked largely from a home office in Glasgows west end, this new world hasnt been a total surprise. The cap should be considered achievable by all parties which got more than 15% (I'm not sure if this is quite right, but you get the idea) of the vote in the previous election.3) a limit of two phonecall or knocks on the door for each household - though in truth I would love to reduce this to zero.I know this seems a little idealistic, Complain about this comment (Comment number 33). Better not say Euro ;-)Wait a minute. Kushner does not hold an official role in the campaign but helped organize Trumps closed-door meeting with several Republican lawmakers and party heavyweights on March 21. Although Keunssberg has got so much previous it seems shes untouchable! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a company limited by guarantee Reg No. Kuenssberg, the BBCs political editor, faced calls for her sacking after she shared the identity of a father and Labour activist who confronted Boris Johnson over NHS staff shortages. The public? Complain about this comment (Comment number 52), 35 @ 40got referred at 47 for some reason - was just saying that your comparison to SNP/PC is not valid since they don't have a (potentially) illegal whites only members policy - the BNP case is all about thatcalm and hope @ 48not discriminating against them - they have a discriminatory membership policy which is potentially illegal (and we're about to find out) - no more no less, Complain about this comment (Comment number 53). And a Car. Complain about this comment (Comment number 31), CaledonianComment wrote at 24:"They had hoped to fund themselves by setting up loads of regional assemblies where hundreds of party hacks could have earned 75K plus expenses, but that idea was kicked into touch"If only that were true. However I have fifty years worth of box files to work through and clear up and perhaps this is the time to undertake that task and create some much-needed shelf space. Kuenssberg has conducted interviews with a string of high-profile political figures, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his former aide Dominic Cummings. Complain about this comment (Comment number 62). She is set to leave her current role around Easter 2022 and the BBC will look to appoint her successor in the coming months. 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Yet the derided painting was displayed at Buckingham Palace this week for Gaucks visit. Money from the unions buys influence. At 7:19pm on 26 Aug 2009, mikemadf wrote:'Jim Knight omits..'wrong blog I think mike, but at least those immigrants will be paying taxes unlike half the contributors to the established political parties, some of whom run the grant aided businesses that are employing unfortunate immigrants in what are in effect McJobs but without the benefits (free fries), Complain about this comment (Comment number 51). Plainly, it isnt well we're going to find out, that's the point - as regards why justified, pls see my 47 - to me, this is a particular case to be judged strictly on its own merits - I don't see the dangers that you do - moving to a One Party State, that type of thing - just don't see it - what I find interesting BTW is that, the other day, we debated All Women shortlists and we all of us (including me) pretty much came to a conclusion they were bad news - and yet it seems some of the same people who are so opposed to that are not quite so opposed to the BNPs Whites Only longlist - yes, I find that interestingoh and a Gold Star to you too (your second!) "She's a superb interviewer and engaging presenter, and I'm thrilled that we are keeping her on our screens and airwaves. Jewish Students Reported a Professor for Anti-Semitism. 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