Hague expects No to AV campaign to reveal donors
February 18, 2011
Today, the opening day of the offical campaign, William Hague Foreign Secretary and Patron of the NO campaign, asked on R4′s Today programme about the anonymity of the NO donorssaid that he fully expected these to be revealed. His statement follows a week during which NO were put on the back foot over this issue by jounalists questions. It will be a hot day in the NO office today.
Campaign finance is always a matter of public interest and an issue journalists are bound to ask detailed questions. Sometimes the facts revealed give a cue to voters as to who how they should vote. Such as in the US when big tobacco companies or industrial farmers pour millions of dollars into campaigns to protect their interests. More often especially in the UK, at least so far, it is still more a matter of mild and proper interest and an easy story for journalists. But all campaigns should be aware this is bound to come up at some point.
