Image: Demagogues, Flickr/Philip Hunt, CC 2.0.
If you are interested in a preview of what British politics could look like in 20 years without urgent reform, look no further than the United States.
In less than two decades, a system that was already controlled by moneyed interests and required constant fundraising (some elected representatives report spending 80 per cent of their time asking for donations) has spiralled beyond a point of no return where corporations have no limit on what they can donate. In addition, ‘non-partisan’ third-party groups can spend an unlimited amount of money as long as they do not ‘coordinate’ with official campaigns.
