"The unions give the Labour Party money and the Labour Government gives the unions money and the unions give the Labour Party.......etc. Sometimes you learn something and you wonder why more people aren't outraged by it. Yesterday Gordon Brown announced that another £2.8m of taxpayers' money will go to the unions as part of the 'Union Modernisation Fund'.This is on top of approximately £7m already given. According to CCHQ, one-third of the Fund has been used by unions like the Public and Commercial Services Union to improve internal communications. The PCSU is currently communicating with members about taking strike action.
The unions don't just get cash from the Labour Government. There has also been a softening of laws governing industrial action. All this is certainly keeping the unions sweet. The heavily-indebted Labour Party received £9m in direct donations from 'the brothers' last year plus a further £8m in affiliation fees.
In addition there is the indirect campaigning against the Tories, that the unions fund."
TAKEN FROM THE CONSERVATIVEHOME BLOG. Published without comment.
