Owen Jones restating the bleedin' obvious: "...all the evidence suggests that money wins votes. A recent peer-reviewed study examined every British general election between 1857 and 2017, and found a strong relationship between relative campaign spending and votes. Rich donors really do shower political parties with money for a reason. Reform’s mega-donations underline that democracy is for sale." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/reform-72m-donations-nigel-farage-super-rich