City financing of the Conservative Party has doubled under David Cameron to over 50% of total Tory funding, an investigation by the Bureau reveals.
The table below shows how donations to the CPCO from City backers have risen sharply over the past five years.
| Year | Total Financial Services industry cash contributions to CPCO | Yearly total cash donations to CPCO (all donors) | Financial Service industry contribution as a % of total cash donations |
| 2005 | £2,748,527 | £11,142,090 | 24.67% |
| 2006 | £6,196,999 | £16,395,889 | 37.8% |
| 2007 | £6,175,695 | £16,728,005 | 36.91% |
| 2008 | £5,364,319 | £13,691,446 | 39.17% |
| 2009 | £10,849,884 | £20,813,184 | 52.12% |
| 2010 | £11,420,974 | £22,482,411 | 50.79% |
| TOTAL | £42,756,398 | £101,253,025 |
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February 8th, 2011 at 11:55 pm (#)
[...] A chart showing the rapid growth of the bankster buck cash deluge is here. [...]
February 9th, 2011 at 12:42 am (#)
Where is the breakdown of these figures?
Are you conflating individuals with City institutions?
February 9th, 2011 at 10:22 am (#)
This being the same party leading a government that invited 25 “top business heads” to “advise” on how to run the country and spend taxpayers’ money. Egypt and Tunisia now seem that step so much closer.
February 9th, 2011 at 10:40 am (#)
[...] Plus the proportion of City money going to the Tories has actually fallen from 52 per cent in 2009 to 51 per cent last year, if you look closely at the figures in the report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. [...]
February 9th, 2011 at 10:42 am (#)
[...] figures in the report show that City finance to the party increased soon after Cameron took over then again in the latter [...]
February 10th, 2011 at 3:42 pm (#)
Will the BIJ be publising the Union donations to the Labour Party and how the Unions influence the Labour Party in bring this country to its knees or do the unions also have influence and control over the BIJ as they did in the coal miners strike of the 80s.
February 11th, 2011 at 8:26 pm (#)
[...] it was when David Cameron became leader. Research by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that £11.4 million of the Conservative party’s £22.5m total cash donations last year came [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 1:01 pm (#)
Interesting to note that Labour’s funding for the six months to end of March 2011 was 95% from unions, 5% from individuals and companies.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92d7c504-8fa0-11e0-954d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1OUppqUEd