Reform UK’s funding lead over Labour is far less than Labour’s over the SNP – does the latter damage democracy too?

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In the Guardian today, the Labour Party rails against the apparent injustice of another political party getting bigger donations than they get and, thus damaging democracy.

According to the Electoral Commission, in Quarter 1 of 2026, UK Labour received from private donors just over £4 million, the Tories – £4.2m, Reform UK – £9.2m, the Lib Dems £2.3m and the SNP just £125k.

Sources: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/political-parties-accept-ps247m-donations-q1-2026 and

So, the Labour Party has had 32 times as much as the SNP with no apparent concerns about democracy raised though both must campaign across UK media, for support.

The latest donations to Reform UK takes their total to £ 81m, 20 times the Labour donations but far less unfair than the Labour’s 32 times greater than the SNP donations.

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2 thoughts on “Reform UK’s funding lead over Labour is far less than Labour’s over the SNP – does the latter damage democracy too?”

  2. Excellent point, well observed. But of course brass-necked hypocrisy and double standards are always in plain view when it comes to how the SNP are judged by media and unionist politicians.

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