The power of the banks

London – This research shows that the City accounted for £11.4m of Tory funding in 2010, the general election year. This is 50.79% of the Tories’ total funding and compares with £2.7m or 25% of its funding in 2005, when David Cameron became party leader. This research also shows that nearly 60 donors gave more than £50,000 each to the Tories last year and that this entitled each of them to a face-...