From The Past
Quote of the Day
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people."
Oscar Wilde
In The Trough
During the Covid lockdown there was still those with cash to spare for the Tory coffers including the ever-reliable oligarch's wife Lubov Chernukhin, giving another £66,000
Property companies who naturally welcome the anything-goes proposals for the planning system announced last month, also weighed in: £75,000 from Thakeham Homes, £62,000 from Countywide Developments, £62,500 from Bridgemere UK plc, £45,000 from James Reuben, £25,000 from Broadland Properties, and £27,500 from the wife of Berkeley Homes' (since deceased) owner Tony Pidgley.
In a sign of what might be to come from future government trade talks, £50,000 came from one Richard Girling, who describes himself as one of Europe's leading healthcare bankers".
Private Eye 1530 - September 11th 2020
