sold to the highest bidder
Just when you thought our government and political system could be no more sleazy than they already are, the annual Tory fundraising summer dinner party comes around again. A Margaret Thatcher signed bottle of champers went for a paltry £45,000, and the ‘ultimate tennis match’ with the PM and Mayor of London (on opposing sides as usual I suspect) was snapped up by the wife of one of President Putin’s cronies for a mere £160,000. But don’t expect to see the usual suspects of Philip Green, Richard Branson and Martin Sorrell to be sticking up their paw, oh no, this event is for an entirely different kettle-of-fish. Representing the darker, the hidden face of global capitalism: Russian property developers, Greek shipping tycoons, financiers based in Bermuda or Dubai, Eastern media magnates, Chinese deal-makers, vie for a seat at the top-table, and all will have paid a cool £250,000 in those table charges before even a gavel is raised. These are the shady characters on whom the Tories now rely on for their funds. Disraeli must be spinning in his grave at the company his heirs are keeping.
