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Taf · 17-04-2016, 14:16

This "aid" is often, I think we should admit it, bribes to keep certain governments on our side and buying UK products and services.

Some of it gets to where, and whom, "we" intended. But a lot doesn't. And "we" are not consulted on it's distribution.

Until the misuse is stopped, so should aid.

And to set a specific percentage of income to it does tie the hands of future governments who may have worse financial problems than we have at the moment.

Cuts in budgets and services at the same time as BORROWING money to send abroad does seem rather crass to me.

17-04-2016, 14:16	#38
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 70 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,414	Re: Just one in four support David Cameron over decision to spend billions on foriegn This "aid" is often, I think we should admit it, bribes to keep certain governments on our side and buying UK products and services. Some of it gets to where, and whom, "we" intended. But a lot doesn't. And "we" are not consulted on it's distribution. Until the misuse is stopped, so should aid. And to set a specific percentage of income to it does tie the hands of future governments who may have worse financial problems than we have at the moment. Cuts in budgets and services at the same time as BORROWING money to send abroad does seem rather crass to me.