New Labour, Old Sleaze?

If i had been asked, "Do you think that people that make significant financial contributions to political parties in power get real rewards in return?" The only possible answer i would have given would have been yes. I was still suprised to read a newspaper report that showed how direct and transparent this process was. "Since the 2001 election, every Labour donor who has given the party more than £1 million has been given a knighthood or a peerage. Twelve out of the 14 individuals who have given more than £200,000 have received an honour, as is the case for the 17 out of 22 who donated more than £100,000."

I would never have suspected it to be so blatantly obvious, one supposes Tony Blair did make promises of more transparent government under New Labour, well in this case we can hardly argue. It is quite clear, cough up a large amount of money for the party coffers and get your rewards during the next Labour term. I daresay this story will have caused barely a ripple in the workings of our democracy, no calls for resignations etc. This is merely the way our government functions.