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Originally Posted by arista

Yes they did
But the Unions are still in charge of picking the next leader
they invest in Labour

Deal With that.

No they didn't,I disagree completely.
Also the Unions should have a say who is leader, there would never have been a Labour party without the trade unions.

They only have a say, they don't now control who is, and even so, while it is true they helped Ed Miliband win last time with the block vote, he gave the Unions very little of what they hoped for anyway.

Of course they invest in Labour,just as really big business invests in the Conservative party too.
Would you actually rather parties were funded by the taxpayer, because that is the only real alternative as to how things are now.

When big business is stopped from donating to the Conservative party, then it would be fair to criticise the Unions for doing so as to Labour too.