03-01-2019, 07:33 PM
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Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....
Does that mean we can stop sending them £47M per year in foreign Aid?https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...years-ago.html
03-01-2019, 07:55 PM
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Re: Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....
I too question our foreign aid payments, including those to India.It would be a useful exercise for some investigative journalist to work out just how much various countries have received as foreign aid from western countries, the UN, charities, and so on, and ask the obvious question of why they are still in the state they are
In fact if I had my way Britain's foreign aid bill would be reduced to just about zero
03-01-2019, 07:59 PM
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Re: Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....
Originally Posted by zuludog
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I too question our foreign aid payments, including those to India.It would be a useful exercise for some investigative journalist to work out just how much various countries have received as foreign aid from western countries, the UN, charities, and so on, and ask the obvious question of why they are still in the state they are
In fact if I had my way Britain's foreign aid bill would be reduced to just about zero
04-01-2019, 01:14 AM
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Re: Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....
I'd like to know why we are sending foreign aid to countries that are, or soon will be, ahead of us in the economic stature, notably China and India.I'd also like to know why we continue to send foreign aid to a number of countries which we know for certain treat their inhabitants unfairly and divert our money to their rulers for their own personal benefit.
Most of all, I'd like to know why we continue to send foreign aid anywhere when we are in great need ourselves. I am thinking especially of our underfunded NHS and our dismally inadequate transport infrastructure.
The only logical reasons I can think of are our yearning to keep on good terms with countries around the world, especially when we shall be looking for trading partners after Brexit.
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