Political parties' membership plummets
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Offering tax breaks for individual donations to political parties could offer a way out of doom spiral.
Labour 's membership is now reported to stand at 309,000 , down more than 11pc since last year's election.
The mainstay of Labour ’s financial backing has always been the unions.
In the 1970s heyday of their power, dozens of unions were affiliated to Labour .
Now there are only 11 left, and only three of them really matter.
The cost of donating 10,000 to a political party would be 6,000 for a higher rate tax payer and 5,500 for a 45pc additional rate payer.
They would claim the difference on their tax return, as is the case with charitable gifts.
The current model of funding in the UK means it is all too easy for parties to be captured by vested interests.
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