Overseas Aid

[whistonian]

UK spends over £12bn a year on foreign aid,the largest recipient is Pakistan followed by Ethiopia and Afghanistan.I believe this should be drastically cut to fund the NHS. Does anyone agree with me.

[TWR]

I'm sure I read somewhere the UK Is the laughing stock of the world with handouts, was the assumption right?

[EcclesCake]

No, not at all.

[fiction-factory]

If by 'laughing stock' you mean most generou as a % of GDPs, then we lag well behind Sweden (1.4% of GDP), UAE, Netherlands, Norway, Luxemboug but we are above US and Germany
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/08/foreign-aid-these-countries-are-the-most-generous/

[DTCwordfan]

Leave the Ethiopians out of it, they are not Muslim, and yes, reduce.

And also to a few other corrupt, dubious countries like Nigeria and Yemen.....

[trt]

Not Cut,,,,,,,,,,,STOPPED!!!

[Khandro]

//Leave the Ethiopians out of it, they are not Muslim,//

25 million of them are, and they as always, cause strife.

[fiction-factory]

Why not go further and apply for foreign aid to fund our health service, care costs and maybe even a space programme

[trt]

## Why not go further and apply for foreign aid to fund our health service, care costs and maybe even a space programme ##

Good Idea, Well said FF, but not the space prog.