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If Foreign Aid Is Not Working (As Proven By This Report) Should There Be A Re-Think On How This Money Can Be Better Spent?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The metrics used by the report paid for by the Taxpayers' Alliance do not reflect the broader reasons for assigning aid.
And the £12billion budget is not all 'aid'. It comprises of a number of different financial instruments which fall under the umbrella of aid.
That is why (I suspect) Russia was included under the 'aid umbrella'.
AOG - I don't think this report 'proves' foreign aid isn't working, in the same way that I wouldn't trust a report sponsored by Kelloggs which 'proved' that it's own brand of corn flakes were the most nutritious foodstuff in the world.
And the £12billion budget is not all 'aid'. It comprises of a number of different financial instruments which fall under the umbrella of aid.
That is why (I suspect) Russia was included under the 'aid umbrella'.
AOG - I don't think this report 'proves' foreign aid isn't working, in the same way that I wouldn't trust a report sponsored by Kelloggs which 'proved' that it's own brand of corn flakes were the most nutritious foodstuff in the world.
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