Damned...

...by Brian Taylor:

BBC NEWS | The Reporters | Brian Taylor: "How could the vanguard, how could the bright new dawn scrimp and save? Big, serious, transformational politicians had big, serious, corporate budgets. They must have one too.

So why keep the donations deliberately below £1,000, the point at which they must be declared to the Electoral Commission? Same reason. It’s what big, smart people do.

So why did Charlie Gordon revive his contact with Paul Green to attract £950 for the cause? My guess? Charlie wanted to show his new boss he was a player."