bgoefc Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I know its the Daily Mail but its seems to be a factual story. Surely its time to reign this in and spend it on our own needy? There are probably many more instances of similar waste that sees this money going into the pockets of the rulers of these bent regimes. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4095882/Britain-scraps-5million-foreign-aid-Ethiopia-s-Spice-Girls-Mail-revealed-blood-boiling-waste-taxpayers-money.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) I read that earlier, I'm not so sure this "girl band" have really received £4M I do agree that we should be taking a closer look at who we give aid to, and ensure its spent appropriately Edited January 7, 2017 by Sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 7, 2017 Site Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2017 Whilst we are giving succour to many refugees and asylum seekers, and our NHS and social care is on its knees we should be putting the money where its needed here. Ffs oaps have paid into system all their lives being fucked over because of a lack of services. A disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 There are benefits from foreign aid But I guess that the biggest benefit was to assuage the gulit of the centre left intelligensia But, we are currently borrowing billions and some of services (health, care) are under sever pressure. It wouldn't send a great signal to the world, post the vote to leave the EU, but we can use a chnk of funds better here. I read recently that we had run out of ideas for the aid anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 7, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 7, 2017 Whilst we are giving succour to many refugees and asylum seekers, and our NHS and social care is on its knees we should be putting the money where its needed here. Ffs oaps have paid into system all their lives being fucked over because of a lack of services. A disgrace. Don't worry we will soon have an extra £350m all week to do just that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyldesley_white Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Don't worry we will soon have an extra £350m all week to do just that yes all we have to do is tell the EU we are leaving and within a couple of weeks the issues with the NHS will be over, piece of piss really I still not know what we are waiting for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hang on......haven't we already got enough foreigners with AIDS ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 We sent £3m last year to help with grass roots footbal To China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 We sent £3m last year to help with grass roots footbal To China China sent £52m to the UK just for Oscar the other week Think we have got the thick end of the wedge when it comes to football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted January 16, 2017 Members Share Posted January 16, 2017 Charity begins at home. Aren't some international hysterical types saying there is a 'humanitarian disaster' occurring in the NHS? The perfect excuse to stop sending (or at least reduce the amount of) funds to all corners of the globe and improve the situation in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 We're the 6th most generous nation on the planet apparently. Those lily livered Scandinavians dominate the Champions League places, the massive fannies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffs Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 When I'm keeping a customer happy I sometimes take them out for a meal or give money to their nominated charity. In return it keeps a relationship friendly and productive. Multiply that by a zillion and there's not really much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 16, 2017 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2017 When I'm keeping a customer happy I sometimes take them out for a meal or give money to their nominated charity. In return it keeps a relationship friendly and productive. Multiply that by a zillion and there's not really much difference. Once that's done you pay taxes. That funds our society. If were struggling a bit some of those funds from taxes should be used here not sent overseas. If your company was to start struggling, you'd look at unnecessary expenditure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 16, 2017 We may as well close the borders, stop trading with folk and become completely insular. After all, it's not done North Korea much harm eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I've just had a look, and apparently we send 0.7% of our GDP out as foreign aid.......I suppose what somebody would need to work out is, if we were to knock that on the head, how much would it affect our total GDP. Is foreign aid, not actually just a way of buttering up other governments/countries in order that they'll trade with us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I've just had a look, and apparently we send 0.7% of our GDP out as foreign aid.......I suppose what somebody would need to work out is, if we were to knock that on the head, how much would it affect our total GDP. Is foreign aid, not actually just a way of buttering up other governments/countries in order that they'll trade with us? That's it surely. I'm sure if we stopped sending ought and spent it here it wouldn't make a dent. Also surely it would be massively stupid to do this just we are about to leave Europe and try to get trade deals with pretty much the whole planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 16, 2017 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2017 We may as well close the borders, stop trading with folk and become completely insular. After all, it's not done North Korea much harm eh. Why? We stopped some of India's aid not long ago: a nuclear country with a space program. Its common sense; use it where its genuinely needed, and ensure it doesn't find its way to corrupt individuals. Don't have to get rid entirely, but use the wasted money in house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 16, 2017 we're saving 350 million a week when we leave the euro, whats another 3 million, ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 16, 2017 Fuck knows, a few months ago we had one of the strongest economies in the world, now it doesn't look like we have anymore. Maybe it is time to cut back, on that basis. But previously, clearly we were doing something right. Now we've been voted out of the EU by a load of old people and layabouts, fuck knows. Welcome to Farage's Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 we've been voted out of the EU by a load of old people and layabouts I don't know why, but this made me laugh, a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghana White Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Read last week we get more money from the third world in debt repayments and owning companies who extract natural resources from them then we give in aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Read last week we get more money from the third world in debt repayments and owning companies who extract natural resources from them then we give in aid. That can't be true. Everybody knows we are a soft touch, mugs, get taken for a ride, etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteboy Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very few people object to Foreign Aid per se...just this stupid arbitrary target (% of GDP) that Cameron & Osborne stuck in as part of their 'de-toxifying' strategy. If we identify worthy foreign aid it should be done on its merits, not to meet some silly target. They couldn't even give enough money away in the last parliament. Vastly increasing this budget while printing/borrowing money and making cuts in the name of 'austerity' is obscene from a so-called Conservative government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underpants Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) When I'm keeping a customer happy I sometimes take them out for a meal or give money to their nominated charity. In return it keeps a relationship friendly and productive. Multiply that by a zillion and there's not really much difference. He's not wrong. We've took most of the world out for meals for well over a hundred years. For that pleasure we let them buy our toys that blow things up. Sir Humphrey Appleby says its good for the economy and it keeps the natives onside. Edited January 16, 2017 by Underpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 16, 2017 Site Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very few people object to Foreign Aid per se...just this stupid arbitrary target (% of GDP) that Cameron & Osborne stuck in as part of their 'de-toxifying' strategy. If we identify worthy foreign aid it should be done on its merits, not to meet some silly target. They couldn't even give enough money away in the last parliament. Vastly increasing this budget while printing/borrowing money and making cuts in the name of 'austerity' is obscene from a so-called Conservative government. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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