tavyred
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I see according to the Tory rebel MP’s, the UK’s temporary 0.2% of gdp cut in foreign aid will be difference between thousands of children living or dying.
Also worth noting that the UK is one of very few countries that has ever paid the 0.7% (UN recommended target) figure and only has done since 2013. It was as low as 0.3% in the late 90s.I see according to the Tory rebel MP’s, the UK’s temporary 0.2% of gdp cut in foreign aid will be difference between thousands of children living or dying.
Absolutely 100% spot on.While house prices going up if you intend to stay and bequeath your home to your family is good news, It just makes it virtually impossible to get on that first step or if you want to move into a bigger home, Yes your home is worth more but what you'd like to move into will also cost more.
Indeed.Also worth noting that the UK is one of very few countries that has ever paid the 0.7% (UN recommended target) figure and only has done since 2013. It was as low as 0.3% in the late 90s.
In my opinion, one of those beat the conservatives with a stick unfairly stories.
This is the bit where it can get "Cloudy" I did read somewhere the a dam good % of our aid does go to the recipients who need it, Into the 90% which is good but of course there are countries where it is "Diverted" to various bank accounts of Government officials and IMHO if a country like China, The 2nd biggest economy needs aid they are rich enough to do it themselves, Also India, Where this country is involved in the space race, Has a huge Nuclear Arsenal and one of the biggest militaries in the world but seems not to care about their own population and also have this awful Caste system should be able to help their own too.How much of the foreign aid gets to the intended recipients anyway ?
Most of the money that is spent in the least developed bracket of the DAC list, either directly or indirectly impacts the intended recipients. I've been involved in DFID tenders, and the amount of bureaucracy and due diligence required on everyone involved is staggering.How much of the foreign aid gets to the intended recipients anyway ?
DFID no longer exists as a separate department, but its funding streams still exist under the merged foreign office.DFID is no more though? Or am I just being dimmer than usual?
Just to add, I think I'm right in saying that not a huge amount of direct aid goes to China or India. I think they only been benefit from indirect aid. I could be wrong, however.Most of the money that is spent in the least developed bracket of the DAC list, either directly or indirectly impacts the intended recipients. I've been involved in DFID tenders, and the amount of bureaucracy and due diligence required on everyone involved is staggering.
There are of course a few arguments over whether the aid is spent in the best way possible, but it does at least go towards projects that have the aim of making life better for the poorest people.
It is right to flag China and India as possible question marks - one would suspect that aid there has more than a little to do with trade negotiations. They remain, however, on the DAC list, so minds outside of the UK (the OECD) have decided they require aid.