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  The idea of taxpayer's money going to fund political parties is frankly appalling. Better more transparency and a limit of, say, £50k on individual and corporate donations.
  
  It is worth pointing out that there are various reasons for people making donations. One is simply to provide help to a cause that they support without any expectation of getting anything back, I like many I am sure on this forum make such donations to all sorts of groups or organisations. Some because of a large ego and make a large donation because they can and want to be seen to do so. Some will donate simply because they are looking for a chance to rub shoulders with the great and good (and not so good...). Some will do so because they think they might get some privileged access and influence policy - the big question really is whether they get listened to and exert as much influence as they would like to think, I suspect not.
  
  As for how much is donated - it is merely a matter of scale. For some people a £250,000 donation is no more of a stretch or big deal than when I may make a £100 donation or someone else £25 or £10....

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