Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Money plays a huge and growing role in politics.
The last US Federal Election cost nearly $15 billion, and the need for politicians and parties to raise money gives excess power to elite donors and companies, and opens up opportunities for corruption.
UK elections are significantly cheaper, but give rise to some of the same problems, with a new Elections Bill potentially trying to tackle some of these problems.
Come and hear from Jeff Clements, Dr Sue Hawley, and Dr Parth Patel about how money is influencing politics in the US and the UK, and what we can do about it.
Money plays a huge and growing role in politics.
The last US Federal Election cost nearly $15 billion, and the need for politicians and parties to raise money gives excess power to elite donors and companies, and opens up opportunities for corruption.
UK elections are significantly cheaper, but give rise to some of the same problems, with a new Elections Bill potentially trying to tackle some of these problems.
Come and hear from Jeff Clements, Dr Sue Hawley, and Dr Parth Patel about how money is influencing politics in the US and the UK, and what we can do about it.
