What Parts Of Foreign Aid Should We Cut?

[anotheoldgit]

There was a good response to an earlier thread "Which Benefits Would You Cut"?

Perhaps before we make any cuts at home we should first consider making cuts to our foreign aid?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3138436/The-bizarre-foreign-aid-schemes-given-British-taxpayers-cash-include-Ethiopian-game-anti-litter-drive-Jordan-finding-mates-tropical-fish.html

[hc4361]

I agree, beso.

[-Talbot-]

None, it just shouldn't be wasted on idiotic projects. If you want a better world you have to be prepared to help towards that goal.

Unfortunately some of us want it all and sod the rest.

[Svejk]

£343 million? If only. That's just over a week's aid money.

[Canary42]

Charity ?

Ugh, that's Socialism, cut it out !

[Gromit]

Pledging to review the overseas aid spending does not mean there are any plans to cut it.

The Government would have to repeal the law commiting us to 0.7% GDP, and the Government has shown no intention to do that.

As our economy grows we will be paying MORE not less.

[Svejk]

Well according to hc and others, it's not so much charity more a gigantic slush fund.

[Gromit]

// The UK has passed a bill that enshrines in law its commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) on aid every year, making it the first G7 country to meet the UN’s 45-year-old aid spending target.

The international development bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords on Monday and will now receive royal assent. Britain met the 0.7% target for the first time last year (2014) when it spent £11.4bn – or 0.72% of its GNI – on overseas aid. //

The last Government made the target law. They have committed us to paying MORE and MORE.

[chaptazbru2]

All of it, it's needed here !

[youngmafbog]

Cut the lot. I am with TTT on charity begins at home, but not the Doleys.