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The US is now funding the far-right in the UK (youtu.be)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/44052557

This is something we need to be aware of, and stop if we can.

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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Accepting donations from anyone but UK residents should be outlawed. And donations should be capped at a low level.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

'now'

[–] luisgutz@feddit.uk 12 points 3 days ago

Time to contact your MP again and ask for more control over political donations

[–] tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

Has no one noticed how many Americans have always worked around Westminster in the think-tanks, in the lobby groups and even in the civil service. Did anyone actually think that the UK government was actually running things?

[–] dxgsthrr@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So we have Russian interference in UK democratic elections, and US interference as well?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And they're on the same (fascist) side, which is currently leading in the polls. Meanwhile, the left has to run off donations from an ever more impoverished population.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Guess were most of the money for Cambridge Analitica came from ...