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?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2790407/uk-aid-doesn-t-boost-freedom-poor-nations-12billion-budget-no-discernible-impact-developing-countries.html

[bazwillrun]

Its been known for a long time....

£12 billion that could be put to good use here at home, as could every £ we throw away into this bottomless pit of "aid"

[janbee]

Added to the £50 million A DAY we give to the EU, that money could and should be used here in the UK.

[Svejk]

Its pure madness. We [I[borrowquote[ money to [I]give] it away.

[Canary42]

Aid isn't necessarily intended to improve "freedom" which is what this article refers to - it's to relieve poverty and starvation. The Mail will pervert anything to pursue it's far-right policies, and its brain-dead readers get sucked in.

[Svejk]

messed me italics up, lol. But I'm sure you get the meaning.

[youngmafbog]

Of course it should be better spent at home, that is where charity should begin.

But our 'rulers' wont change it. Philanthropy with other peoples money always gives ALL of them a nice warm feeling.

[Svejk]

who are you calling brain-dead, you cheeky, arrogant (add expletive)

[anotheoldgit]

Svejk

/// who are you calling brain-dead, you cheeky, arrogant (add expletive) ///

Totally agree with you Svejk, it is time this persistent 'troll' was taken to task either by the Ed or the Mods.

[sp1814]

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.

[youngmafbog]

It may not prove it, but certainly somethign not to be ignored.

[andy-hughes]

Canary42 " ...and its brain-dead readers get sucked in."

I think you make your point without recourse to insults - maybe you would like to bear that in mind for future posts?

Thanks.

[ToraToraTora]

don't feed the trolls Andy!

[youngmafbog]

Can we shoot them off their perch then TTT?

[bazwillrun]

Lets keep borrowing £200 million a day.......then we can give it away...yup, makes good sense