Blind trusts are a "threat to democracy" in the Isle of Man, according to a prominent financial figure here.
Speaking on Manx Radio's Sunday Opinion today, Bob Riding said groups like the Manx Election Trust, which backed Kevin Woodford's failed Douglas East by-election bid, are a dangerous concept.
Such organisations are being looked into by the Council of Ministers' Governance Committee as a "matter of urgency", at the behest of the chief minister.
Mr Riding says he doesn't have a problem with candidates being backed, but them being backed anonymously is a whole different kettle of fish:
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