As someone who BC (before coronavirus) worked largely from a home office in Glasgows west end, this new world hasnt been a total surprise. Kuenssberg has occasionally been booed covering party conferences. 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? If you found this information helpful and can afford to, please doclick here to arrange a one-off or modest monthly donation via PayPal. The broadcaster said she would take on "a range of news and current affairs projects across TV, radio and online", adding that further details will be announced next year. Her incisive commentary, tough questioning and astute insight have guided our audiences through the last seven years. Musks TeslaMaster Plan Lacks Drive. These donations are supposedly philanthropic but are more likely to try and ensure that an advantageous political landscape is in place for the donator. Evidently channeling his bonkers alter ego Basil Fawlty, Cleese rages: I tell you what does matter to me, Karl, and that is keeping sanctimonious, pointless, half-witted twerps like you out of the House of Commons. Thats telling him! Weblaura kuenssberg father corruption. This is me in my office (left) where I am very much at home but with a totally different regime AC. If I want to make a donation I will (currently I don't or have an intention of doing) but it is my choice and inevitably it will be to get someone elected who I support and therefore will deliver most benefit. We'll be looking out for any interesting names - more later. I would expect it would take weeks - he will have to listen to the public's opinion and make a non-commital statement tied in to that!Mindless dribble doesn't write itself - that is what speech writers are for. I save hours in travel (even a meeting in the RCS requires a full hours travel) and there is undoubtedly more discretionary time. For all the political grumbling about "unacceptable" levels of bonuses in the City and tough words for irresponsible City practices, the list of the top donors to the political parties is still populated by plenty of people who earned their money in the City. BBC Director of News Fran Unsworth said: "Laura's a born journalist and she's done an amazing job as political editor. This group views Islam per se as a danger to the West. Surely every party should be allowed the same amount of funding? ', The Queen stung Germanys President Joachim Gauck publicly during a state visit there last year when, after he presented a portrait of HM as a child, she inquired sharply: Whos that supposed to be? Embarrassed Gauck said: Perhaps youll prefer the marzipan another of his gifts. 3 anti-Corbynites on the balanced panel of the Sunday Politics yesterday, left that well known socialist Andrew Neil to defend Labourpathetic! 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 39). Politics. Kuenssberg took over from Nick Robinson in 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Update, 13:16: The money men(and woman). Labour has also been given cash by Hillside New Media, Ltd - the company behind the online gambling site Bet 365. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. At 4:49pm on 26 Aug 2009, Boilerbill wrote:My solution is as follows:1) an opinion poll is used to identify the top five issues concerning the publicNow that is a terrifying idea. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. Joanna Lumley, 70, has advised politically correct bores who object online to her smoking and drinking in her new Absolutely Fabulous film, saying 'B******s if you dont like it. She was born into a German-speaking household. Money sure does buy a lot of influence. University Dons, possibly. It cuts down the possibility of buying political favours. She also previously held senior roles at ITV News and BBC Two's Newsnight. In 2016, Kuenssberg was awarded Broadcaster of the Year by the Political Studies Association, recognising her work covering the June 2016 EU Referendum and subsequent follow-up stories. The staff are working their socks off to mitigate these complexities, but nobody could have prepared for the problems created as a consequence of the C-19 lockdown. Charles Kushner was sentenced in New Jersey federal court to two years in prison for tax evasion, witness tampering, and making illegal campaign donations in 2005. One of the BBCs most prominent journalists, Laura Kuenssberg, will step down from her role as political editor in spring 2022, the broadcaster has confirmed. Your casino, or law to cut off file sharers from the internet, or change to capital gains taxjust sails right through.Entirely unconnected to the money changing hands of course. The limit on donations should be further capped, so that no party is beholden to its donors.Better still if we cap the number of MP's [less than half the present amount], reduce the Lords to a small legislative chamber, then capped the expenditure on election campaigns the parties would not need that much money in the first place.We might actually get some debate on real issues rather than the usual ad man's drivel at election time. Complain about this comment (Comment number 36). Read about our approach to external linking. 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. In which case small parties would never be able to establish themselves and compete. Steve, I have just tried to link on to your ITV poll results, showing Jeremy way ahead of Theresa May, and the link has been removed, is this for any reason you know of or is your site being deliberately blocked????? A Ku Klux Klan newspaper has declared support for Donald Trump's Republican run for U.S. president, saying America became great because it was a white, Complain about this comment (Comment number 13), Complain about this comment (Comment number 14). Israel to Provide Rapid Aid to Turkey After Deadly Earthquake. Who needs political donations when the EHRC commission an executive body of HMG starts to investigate another political party (BNP) in a move designed to have them removed from the debate and elections. Complain about this comment (Comment number 59). 33. And other hedgie types not mentioned by Laura?To reduce thier dependance on cash from the unions. As their policies seem to be worse than the Tories and their moral strength seems non-existant! Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), both of whom were members of the so-called Gang of Eight pushing for congressional legislation on immigration reform in 2013. We can't have parity when Labour are in charge can we!? 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). intellij window not showing Kuenssberg stepped down as political editor on 6 May 2022, after reporting on the Sounds familiar doesn't it? #39 We MUST never remove anyone from the debate never mind how reprehensible there views. Laura Kuenssberg has confirmed she will step down as the BBCs political editor at Easter but will remain with the corporation in a senior presenting and reporting Scientists, yes. I happen to believe he was a good candidate - and hope he'll grow to be a great President. But it's not finished - far", "Thank you for reading my blog. Complain about this comment (Comment number 21). All the front line BBC commentators must be purged when we win the election FACT CHECK: Is Tom Brady's New Girlfriend Jewish? The lone Republican recipient of Kushners money was former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Add your own to the comments dont forget to include links. All candidates in a constituency can contribute for free to a publication in which they must state their views on these issues provided that they write about what they will do not attack other parties + 250 words on anything else they wish to say - here they can mud sling.2) There is a local and a national cap on election spending with accounts showing where the money came from. Here you can search the data and see who is funding the major parties WebFailing upwards #EPWM scion Sir Nick Clegg was disqualified by 30 odd million ppl voting to remove him from office for duplicity in a general election & So before long WE will have to pay ? Likewise, I dare say the likes of the Orange Order, Sinn Fein, etc are rather er careful about their membership and where it is erm largely finding its core support, shall we say? In fact, the figures just published by the Electoral Commission show that donations given between April and June this year were the fourth highest ever in any quarter. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Complain about this comment (Comment number 25). Marita Vlachou. Elaine McGonigle, who was the director of the New Pyjamas charity set up to raise 15 million for the new Sick Kids, was accused of claiming almost 2000 in fake expenses. Complain about this comment (Comment number 35). Luckily shes made of better stuff than any of them. Why should we ? Here are top 50 marginals where youre needed. Many could see this as State funding of a political party already.Others have mention Mr/Sir/Lord Alan Sugar and his donations and contractsIt no suprise that unions are mostly in the public sector. Money from the unions buys influence. https://www.newsbiscuit.com/2009/08/25/brown-to-be-released-from-downing-street-%E2%80%98, AV referendum: Cameron confronted by Huhne, Robinson: 'Clegg desperate for AV to go through', AV explainer: Voting system differences explained, Referendum: Stop AV 'mudslinging' urges Nick Clegg, "Britain is standing by to give more money to the IMF so that it can, in turn, lend more money", "With a mighty thud, the Ledger has been slammed shut. If you found this information helpful and can afford to, please do. The BBC's Spaceman has been assigned a new ship for his thoughts. Kuenssberg has conducted interviews with a string of high-profile political figures, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his former aide Dominic Cummings. Thanks for reading it. Please provide any feedback on your browsing experience and log any issues here. I complained to the BBC as a follow up from a previous complaint about Kuenssberg. WebDaily Politics was a BBC Television programme which aired between 6 January, 2003 and 24 July, 2018, presented by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn. Complain about this comment (Comment number 54), Complain about this comment (Comment number 55). The top donor is David Rowland who gave more than a million pounds to the Conservative party. Federal prosecutors accuse Householder of orchestrating a pay-to-play scheme that traded nearly $61 million in Akron-based FirstEnergy donations for The Royal Society of Edinburgh 2021, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ, +44 131 240 5000 | [emailprotected] | Sign up to our mailing list, Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | Scottish Charity No. What shall we call a blog written by someone called Betsan? Complain about this comment (Comment number 41). Under investigation by the Charity Commission for his part in the collapse of Kids Company, of which he was chairman, ex-BBC executive Alan Yentob has set up his own production company to sell programmes to the broadcaster. 5.Hah, Saga, you were doing so well - then "well, nothing for the conservatives, then"They're all as bad as each other. If DeSantis actually wants to end the corporate kingdom, then he should support policies like HB769/SB1144 that close corporate tax loopholes that companies like Disney exploit. Before her income was $200,000 per year in her previous workplace, Newsnight. Kuenssberg took over from Nick Robinson in 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position. So the SKWAWKBOX asked her wont hold our breath, though: When exactly HAS May been 'on the stump' since she called the election? So, as of today, this". The AEC has released its transparency register, detailing political donations in the 2020-21 financial year. There's also more than 300,000 from IPGL, a financial services business chaired by Michael Spencer, the treasurer of the Conservative party. Her father was a director of Coats, a company who operated an illegal cartel and engaged in price-fixing, attracting a 110 million fine. Labour is also receiving money from financiers - Sir Ronald Cohen, close to Gordon Brown, has given another quarter of a million pounds, along with Nigel Doughty a private equity man. Until controls are placed on political donations corruption will continue. | paulh121, These are BBC News social media rules. Certainly for the time being.I can never see labour going with that idea seeing as they rely on big donations from a few unions.I see you didn't name the unions involved which I can understand because there must be many of their members who have no intention of voting for the labour party next time around. Bloomberg Law speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. 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. No: SCO15855 2023 | Web design by Parachute, Wallace Studios, 210 Garscube Road, Glasgow, G4 9RR. Unions) tooyes, I like it - anybody else like it as much as I do? The easiest way to destroy the BNP is by taking thier arguments apart and addressing the dark areas where they inhabit, by talking about the kind of issues that they prey on instead of screaming race whenever someone approaches a touchy subject like immigration, asylum, british jobs for british workers (ooops, did I really say that?) 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. After working in the UK and overseas with Coats Patons/Coats Viyella and subsequently Dawson International, Nick Kuenssberg began a "Our political coverage would have been immeasurably poorer without Laura as political editor. It depends on their current popularity as to how much (SF) money they get? There is no doubt that my inadequate communications technology skills have improved as we interact with family members, friends, work colleagues, the local community committee and book club. We use cookies to optimise our website and our service. Even during the height of the expenses scandal the amount of money being given to political parties went up. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Complain about this comment (Comment number 15). She was criticised, alongside other major journalists, for incorrectly tweeting that a Labour activist had Laura Kuenssberg was born on August 8, 1976, in Rome. Laura Kuenssberg | 12:31 UK time, Wednesday, 26 August 2009. Think theyre following them? Even more of a pity thats how politics work. Her given name is Laura Juliet Kuenssberg. Absolutely shocking this money should be wasted in such a way when so many members are losing their jobs and will probably find it difficult or impossible to find another in the same industry.Pretty sickening but not surprising. The comments below have not been moderated. Would Bernie Ecclestone have donated to labour if this had been in the public arena before the changes in tobacco sponsorship laws were announced. 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!) 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. Visit my", Betsan Powys:"It was an inspired conversation. Of course, one question for Ms K is this , The SKWAWKBOX is provided free of charge but depends on the generosity of its readers to be viable. and all that stuff. The donations should be anonymous but the running totals published weekly for everyone to see. Who's for a peerage then? I can't Afford to chip in Gordon my pension won't stretch that far but I've got a buddy called Cameron he might help out, but then you won't be needing it by then will you? With our 2 party system this is rarely the case and clearly not in this instance looking at by-election results. No question. This range of expertise within the Fellowship places us in a unique position to provide an informed, interdisciplinary response to issues facing Scotland and internationally. And a Car. @bbclaurak. She said it had been "incredible to occupy the chair during a time of such huge change" in British politics. Their University Retaliated Against Them. It should be illegal for an MP or Lord to discuss policy matters without putting details of the discussion and the parties involved on public record, unless in open forum. Recipients of Kushners contributions also include Sens. Yet the derided painting was displayed at Buckingham Palace this week for Gaucks visit. Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames comments: Ghastly brutes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. But James Harding, then the director of BBC News, rejected the ruling and called Kuenssberg "an outstanding journalist and political editor with the utmost integrity and professionalism". 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). The BBC's Spaceman has been assigned a new ship for his thoughts. So, as of today, this". We're lucky to have her.". In 2017, she became a presenter of Brexitcast, now known as Newscast, alongside Chris Mason, Adam Fleming and Katya Adler. That is except for this week when I have been heavily engaged in one of my regular meetings with Principal Jeff Sharkey (dominated by C-19 arrangements and contingencies), a two-and-a-half hour meeting with other HEI chairs (scheduled for Dundee with a pre-meeting session and a post-meeting dinner), planning committee and board meetings with secretary Lindsey Shields, all on RCS duty. Complain about this comment (Comment number 27), "loved ones" seems a bit optimistic. ;-)https://www.newsbiscuit.com/2009/08/25/brown-to-be-released-from-downing-street-%E2%80%98on-compassionate-grounds/, Complain about this comment (Comment number 28). Trumps unofficial adviser has a history of financing Democratic causes, contributing $101,950 to Democratic campaigns and committees since 1999, according to a review of Federal Election Commission records. 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