Labour Left Wingers To Rebel Over Foriegn Aid Cuts........

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2022083/labour-rebellion-foreign-aid-plans

Why do lefties love to give public money to foriegners so much? I was impressed by the PM recognising the need to spend more on the military. Don't these liberal types realise that the primary function of government is the defence of the nation?

[youngmafbog]

No, they dont realise that TTT.  To them their idealistic agenda are all they think matters.

But times are a changing, Europe will now have to step up and pull their weight, the USA is likely never to return to previous support and funding no matter who is in power.  The cost is too great and the American public are unlikley to wear it.

[albaqwerty]

Virtue signalling possibly and it might tie in with their ban the bomb student days.

[New Judge]

Thankfully this is one occasion where the current government’s large majority is a blessing.

It will take quite a few “rebels” to reverse the policy, especially as most of the opposition parties seem to support the idea (as it seems 65% of the electorte do as well).

“This is a political decision, not an economic necessity - and sources of financing are available which punish neither British voters nor the world’s poor.”

I wondered what these “sources” might be until I read further:

"The rebel MPs plan on demanding Keir Starmer fund the defence uplift with a new wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10 million."

The naivety of these people knows no bounds. Do they really believe that people with more than £10m in the bank are going to sit idly by and watch 2% of it sequestrated every year?

[webbo3]

There should be no foriegn aid but a largish purse for emgency aid only to be used in the event of an natural disaster, no money will be sent but the cash will be used to fund, food, shelter, building materials, hands and feet on the ground and medical aid.

[ToraToraTora]

judge: "The naivety of these people knows no bounds." - they think those they target will simply tug a forelock and pay up. That's why Rachel from accounts seems mortified that employers are taking measures to avoid her ENI hike.

[Stableford]

The entire foreign aid budget should be offset against what illegal immigration costs the UK every year.

[New Judge]

"The entire foreign aid budget should be offset against what illegal immigration costs the UK every year."

There is not enough money in that budget.

[Old_Geezer]

It is good to aid one's fellow human beings if one can, do as one would be done by, but one needs the spare resources to do so.

 

Some seem to fail to understand that such charity isn't reasonable when one has urgent and vital needs that need sorting, and so consequently what one can afford varies. Sometimes one can be generous, at others, with a heavy heart if felt necessary, one has to cut back on helping those in need until a later date.