Arron Banks, with Nigel Farage, was the co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign that stumped up £2.1 million MATT CARDY/GETTY IMAGESMore than half the donations made in the EU referendum campaign came from just ten wealthy benefactors, according to research. Transparency International found that 95 per cent of all the money raised came from 100 donors. More than half of these donors had previously handed significant sums to political parties. Whether cash is recognised with access, influence, honours, or a seat in parliament, this survey shows that it undermines the public’s faith in our political processDuncan Hames, director of policy at the campaign group, condemned the degrading effect this “millionaires club” has had on the public’s faith in democracy. “The debate around the biggest question we have faced in a generation was financed by an astonishingly small group of exceptionally wealthy donors,” Mr Hames said.…

Source: The Times October 07, 2016 07:52 UTC