Should the Foriegn Aid budget be abolished?

[Im-a-Ridah]

The way I see it, this purpose of this budget is for the Government to hand over your money to foreigners, often in a charitable manner, and then they take the credit.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[treeno]

Only on BCF would this vote so far be leaning in the yes direction...

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[LordShaftesbu...]

I think if the government was a bit more upfront about what the strings are exactly foreign aid might not be as unpopular.

[Rogerborg]

Income from VED is about £6 billion a year.

DfID's 2013 budget is £11.3 billion.

Much of which ends up being handed to Brussels for "wealth creation" in the EU, i.e. propping up State industries.

U MAD? U should be.
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[Polarbear]

YES, Good god, we still give aid to Nigeria FFS. They are way richer than we are.
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[Skudd]

Once we have sorted all our issues out just give the surplus away.
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[pepperami]

To the liberal softy lefties and the pc brigade yadda yadda yadda

Me, I think something along the lines that we (the British nation) have enough aid issues at home that could do with being sorted out first.
Is it me or am I being cynical : British aid = oil and trade opportunities for big business?
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[Alpha-9]

Yeh alright then
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