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The way UK aid works is terrible. On the one hand we're told there's no money in the treasury, yet on the other we're handing out money to countries with faster
by iuguy 16y ago
The way UK aid works is terrible. On the one hand we're told there's no money in the treasury, yet on the other we're handing out money to countries with faster growing economies, space programs and a questionable need.
I'm glad India at least had the gumption to stand up and tell us where to shove our aid, that £3.3 billion is much better in our pockets.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoIf you read right until the end you'll see it was just a PR stunt. They knew we were going to cut their aid anyway...
- dazzawazza 16y agoThe foreign office, treasury and overseas development ministries have been hinting for 6 months or so it was going to go. Given the mess we've helped create/worsen in Afghanistan and the destabilising effect that has had on the already shaky Pakistan a retargeting of aid did make sense. It benefits India as well as a more stable Afghanistan/Pakistan will lower their security/military costs. The recent delegation to India spoke of swapping aid for trade, something both countries need. They need our luxury goods (whiskey) and high tech engineering (satellites) and we need cheap manufactured plastic crap and indian students to go to our universities.