# Party Finance and the Constitution

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Sir Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/party-finance-and-constitution)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Professor Vernon Bogdanor argued that 'Too high a proportion of the money funding British political parties is tainted', that 'The finance of our great political parties should not have to depend upon the vagaries of the rich' and that 'Democracy cannot be sustained by handouts from millionaires'. He proposed a system of state aid which matches membership subscriptions so that, for each £20 raised by a party, the state will contribute a further £20. There would be a tight limit on individual donations.

## Lectures

1. [Party Finance and the Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/party-finance-and-constitution/244f1558d5af) (YouTube)