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Re: major donor to the Conservative Party proposed the dilution of workplace rights
Speaking of recycling articles on "influence", I found this article on the Huff Post which was, imho, quite interesting....
Especially this bit
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Three trade unions (GMB, Unison and Unite) had 75 per cent of the votes in the union section and each nominated and campaigned for Ed Miliband.
The report from the University of Bristol argues this meant the candidates did not have "equal and open access to the electorate" as the unions distributed ballots in a "partisan fashion".
Ed Miliband narrowly beat his brother David to the leadership in 2010. While David secured more votes from parliamentarians and party members, Ed had more support from the unions. In the end he won by a margin of only 0.65 per cent.
The report claims the unions unfairly "shaped campaigning" by restricting the availability of their membership lists to their nominee.
It notes that 49 per cent of voters followed their union’s recommendation when choosing who to vote for.
"The electorate was not fully informed; resources were not equalised; and ballots were not distributed in a neutral manner," it concludes.
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