Beverley on Nostr: "Political donations are a sport for the rich. The richest 50 families hold more ...
"Political donations are a sport for the rich. The richest 50 families hold more wealth than half of the UK population. The top fifth of households have 63% of the country’s wealth, while the bottom fifth has only 0.5%.The bottom 50% of the population have 5% of wealth, and the top 10% a staggering 57%. Whichever way you look at it, only the rich have the resources to fund political parties, get access to policy makers and sway government policies."
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-our-democracy-has-been-hijacked-by-corporations-and-wealthy-elites/Published at
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