Michael Meacher MP

We have always known that this was a government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.   But a striking confirmation of this has come from research by the GMB drawing on data from the Electoral Commission and the Register of Members’ Interests.   It shows that a quarter of the 1,000 ultra-rich persons in Britain are Tory donors who have donated a total of £83.7 millions to the Tory party.   These 248 Tory donors have wealth totalling £114bn, including many in banking and finance.   Since the bankers caused the crash and since the ultra-rich have been wholly exempted by the Tory government from making any contribution to dealing with the mess they caused, it rather perfectly kills two birds with one stone by making them, not their victims, pay up. (more…)