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Nigeria has a population of 144 million, projected to be 281 million by 2050. Britains growth is trivial by comparison.
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Britains growth may seem trivial to you, but to me it is an important issue.
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I think we can last an awful lot longer than most of our neighbours!
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I dont think so, we'll agree to differ on that.
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Comparisons based on land area are misleading, as they don't take into account land that is uninhabitable.
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This is true, but it give an average, and like most things they are done on averages.
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Thank goodness for that - I was beginning to wonder.
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Wonder no more, I dont view the world through rose tinted glasses.
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Who said "all"? I said "many". For example: sugar, coffee, tobacco, oil, diamonds, copper, platinum, rhodium, etc. etc. Not to mention land mines, many construction projects, and the World Bank.
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My mis-quote, apologies, should have said many.
We all play the same game and sing off of the same hymn sheet, but we give back in aid many millions of pounds a year to these countries too. As mentioned the UK is second only to Germany on humanitairian and financial aid, whether or not its to ease our conscience.
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The OP issue was spending public money.
We live in a wealthy democratic country. We should behave like responsible adults, not spoiled children.
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I dont think we behave like spoiled children, we are a compasionate nation but a line does have to be drawn somewhere, now or in the future.
And I dont think that we are a wealthy democratic country. We do as Brussels says (but thats for another topic) and wealth, well try saying that to the 17% of this population that lives below the "poverty line" charity begins at home.