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Maggy

04-02-2020 21:12

Re: Overseas aid

How about everyone sticks to the topic and stops this petty bickering?

Kursk

04-02-2020 22:02

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So now we all know a review is being undertaken, who objects to our providing aid to people in need of our help?

papa smurf

04-02-2020 22:22

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Originally Posted by Kursk (Post 36024286)

So now we all know a review is being undertaken, who objects to our providing aid to people in need of our help?

I believe in looking after our own people first.

tweetiepooh

05-02-2020 12:48

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We sponsor children through Compassion. This is a Christian organisation and overtly so. We have had 2 children pulled from the programme by their parents, one (a Ugandan boy) I had developed a bit of a relationship with.

You can give to other charities and groups and these are often better at focusing money to where it's needed. Governments and official giving works at a different level and like all government work has lots of red tape and wastage but can still do vital work often at a bigger level. Both are needed, the big projects over a large area and focussed, even individual, level.

We are so wealthy in this country. At one time if you owned a microwave you would be in the top 10% of world's wealthiest.

Sephiroth

08-02-2020 11:07

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36024230)

Please cite where I said that.

Pip, that’s why Kursk put it as a question!

But on the topic, Kursk is way out in saying that morally we should support those in need. There are billions of them.

Hugh	08-02-2020 11:43

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36024469)

Pip, that’s why Kursk put it as a question!

But on the topic, Kursk is way out in saying that morally we should support those in need. There are billions of them.

If you can’t help them all, don’t help any of them?

Sephiroth

08-02-2020 13:37

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36024471)

If you can’t help them all, don’t help any of them?

Teach them to fish sort of thing. Infrastructure to grow their economies. As if you couldn’t work that out.

Hugh	08-02-2020 19:13

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36024474)

Teach them to fish sort of thing. Infrastructure to grow their economies. As if you couldn’t work that out.

And that’s what a lot of the aid does - as if you couldn’t work that out...

Sephiroth

08-02-2020 20:06

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36024481)

And that’s what a lot of the aid does - as if you couldn’t work that out...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...y-report-finds

Perhaps not.

Kursk

08-02-2020 20:45

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36024469)

But on the topic, Kursk is way out in saying that morally we should support those in need. There are billions of them.

It’s true that economics, logistics and politics are not top of the list in my wayward thinking Seph. But my feelings are.

It feels right to help doesn’t it?

Sephiroth

08-02-2020 20:52

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Originally Posted by Kursk (Post 36024491)

It’s true that economics, logistics and politics are not top of the list in my wayward thinking Seph. But my feelings are.

It feels right to help doesn’t it?

Absolutely, Kursk.

Hugh	09-02-2020 10:34

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36024486)

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...y-report-finds

Perhaps not.

Perhaps so..

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: “The lion’s share of UK aid is poverty-focused, effective and transparent – it’s real aid that we can be proud of. But some parts of government don’t adhere to these principles – in short, they’re not delivering ‘real aid’.

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