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The decision by the trade union, the GMB, to slash its donation to the Labour party from £1.2m to £150,000 not only poses questions about Labour’s links to the unions but also about the viability of political parties and the issue of state funding for the parties.

This article appeared in a recent edition of First Past The Post - tutor2u's digital magazine for A Level Politics students and teachers. Subscribers to FPTP are able to download and distribute hi-res pdfs of each article and also access the archive of over 500 articles for A Level Govt & Politics