Money and British politics - the good, the bad and the ugly

It's back to more serious matters in this episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts after last time's board game review - the role of money in British politics. I was delighted to have on the show Professor Justin Fisher, one of the country's leading experts on the topic and someone whose research into grassroots politics makes him a better informed expert than many on what really goes inside political parties.

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Show notes

• Jeremy Thorpe's role in unlocking the beast of national political spending.
• The independent who got elected as an MP by campaigning to protect a hospital.
• The Elections Bill.
• Justin Fisher's blog post mentioning John O'Farrell and karaoke.
• Justin Fisher's work on non-members helping in election campaigns.
• Tim Bale on the upsides of getting non-members involved formally in parties.
• Justin Fisher on Twitter.
• Theme tune by Hugo Lee.
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