Referendum spending rules 'threat to democracy'
David Waddell, who was a senior investigator at the Standards in Public Office Commission, has warned of 'spectacular defects” in Ireland’s campaign finance laws
“Spectacular defects” in Ireland’s campaign finance laws pose a serious threat to democracy ahead of this summer’s abortion referendum, a former state ethics investigator has warned.
David Waddell, who was a senior investigator atthe Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo), said the lack of regulation of expenditure by organisations campaigning in referendums “exposes our democracy to serious threat”.
The stark warning comes ahead of the referendum on repealing the constitutional abortion ban, the ...
