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Lobbying firm that gave £12k to the Conservatives run by former local party chair
A Holyrood lobbying firm that gave £12,000 to the Conservatives for breakfast and dinner events is directed by a former local chair of the party.
Lobbyist volunteered to help anti-SNP campaign in Scottish election
A senior lobbyist with an international consulting company volunteered to help a Facebook group running anti-SNP adverts during the Scottish election. campaign.
Over £400,000 raised by political crowdfunders as campaigners warn of need for scrutiny
Scottish political parties and candidates have raised over £400,000 through online crowdfunders as campaigners call for "heavy scrutiny".
‘Dark money’ fears raised over anti-SNP Facebook adverts run by Unionists
A UK Government advisor, a former Brexit Party MEP and an Express journalist linked to social media anti-SNP 'dark money campaigns.'
Loopholes let MSPs declare ‘arbitrary’ share values
Critics have called for the rules to be reformed so that MSPs are forced to disclose the true value of their holdings in private companies
£1,800 fine for £2.35m Tory dark money trust damned as ‘derisory’
An £1,800 fine imposed on a Tory dark money trust is "derisory" and "an advert to break the rules", say politicians and campaigners.
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined £1,800 by Electoral Commission
A "dark money" trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK Electoral Commission for failing to properly report donations.
Electoral Commission criticised over delayed ‘dark money’ probe
With the prospect of a general election looming, the Electoral Commission has been criticised for taking more than 14 months to investigate an opaque funder linked to the Scottish Conservatives.
Westminster bill risks ‘flood’ of foreign dark money into politics
A Westminster bill to scrap a time limit on donations to political parties from UK citizens living abroad could unleash a new wave of ‘dark money’ into politics, campaigners have warned.
