nail ideas for february 2020, that took two years and £75m. And they are now making a couple of big bets: they are bringing in a £100m offer for Paul Johnson, a business partner who was involved in the development of the £12bn Millennium investment fund that helped to run the campaign.
"In the three days that we are here in June, we'll be looking at the future prospects of a campaign that has become very successful in its first five years," says Sir Andrew Swindon, the chairman of the fund. "It is a very serious investment. Of course there are financial barriers to entry, but for some it will be profitable, for everyone, and there will be a positive impact.
"One of the biggest challenges will be getting the money going from somewhere, and it is being driven through a very rigorous, very complex funding process. It is going to be very difficult to keep a steady source of fresh money. I expect as we get closer to the end of this campaign, we will realise that there are a lot of other things to look at beyond £100m."
But what about the biggest bets? How much will they cost? Sir Andrew Swindon says that is up to them, but he does admit that it is hard to know the cost.
"A lot of big money in the general election campaign is focused on one party getting a mandate, and this campaign has made that difficult