AV campaigns able to spend more than £11 million
by Stephen Tall on August 10, 2010
Today’s Financial Times reports: Campaigners for and against electoral reform will be able to spend a total of more than £11m in a blizzard of promotional material and advertisements in the run-up to next year’s referendum, the Electoral Commission has confirmed. Under the law, the Yes and No campaigns on the alternative vote (AV) system […]
Do the rich lack compassion compared to the poor?
by Stephen Tall on August 10, 2010
A month ago I asked the question, Can we get more people giving, AND increase total charitable giving at the same time?, pointing out that poorer people are relatively more generous than richer people: … survey after survey both in (…)