British Overseas Aid?

[Halibut]

All foreign aid should be stopped until we get our own house in order.

We should build more hospitals, prisons, schools and improve public services. We should pay fire fighters, the police, prison guards and teachers along with nurses a much better wage and generally look after them better. The list of things this country needs is endless so to send billions overseas, some of it to countries with their own nuclear and space programs is a bit of a slap in the face.

Apart from disaster relief no money should go overseas until our own people are better looked after.

If some people feel that makes me a bigot them tough. Thats your problem and not something I will lose any sleep over.

 

Your mistaken in thinking it's an either/or situation. It's perfectly possible to pay people properly, invest in public services and give foreign aid. It's all about priorities.

[Dimple]

Your mistaken in thinking it's an either/or situation. It's perfectly possible to pay people properly, invest in public services and give foreign aid. It's all about priorities.

 

Thats seems fair enough. What would your priorities be? How would you change things so that we could not only pay public service workers properly and contribute to other countries through foreign aid?

[SkylinePhoto]

That has nothing to do with foreign aid; foreign aid is just a small percentage. Our Government believes austerity is the key to everything, some believe the key is leaving the EU.

 

In reality, the Government could tax differently, but they choose not to.

 

Its 0.7% of the UK GDP. We pay more than any other country in Europe and one of the highest in the world.

 

During austerity.

 

One of the other problems is that we have to spend that money every year no matter what so in the last month we give it away like its nothing.

 

Meanwhile back home, Sheffield city council has had to cut £50m from public services year on year.

 

Is that fair? I dont think so.

 

I would immediately cut our foreign aid budget in half or to 0.3%.

 

I would give £1bn to the police to put 40,000 more police on the street.

 

I would give prisons £1bn as year to build a new prison every year for the next 10 years.

[El Cid]

Its 0.7% of the UK GDP. We pay more than any other country in Europe and one of the highest in the world.

 

During austerity.

 

 

The UK spent 1.98% of GDP on defence in 2016, during austerity. It may have gone down slightly, because the target is 2%

[SkylinePhoto]

The UK spent 1.98% of GDP on defence in 2016, during austerity. It may have gone down slightly, because the target is 2%

 

You said it.....'Defence'

 

Keeping you, your family and your country safe

[Guest makapaka]

You said it.....'Defence'

 

Keeping you, your family and your country safe

 

Some might argue that's also what foreign aid is helping to do in addition to helping people worse off than us. Foreign Aid helps prevent huge numbers of people from suffering.

[SkylinePhoto]

Some might argue that's also what foreign aid is helping to do in addition to helping people worse off than us. Foreign Aid helps prevent huge numbers of people from suffering.

 

There are alot of people in the Uk who are suffering

 

im not saying that we shouldn't help others but £14bn is an astronomical amount of money

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[Halibut]

Thats seems fair enough. What would your priorities be? How would you change things so that we could not only pay public service workers properly and contribute to other countries through foreign aid?

 

Easy. Higher taxation of the mega wealthy, ensure giant corporations pay their fair share.

 

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There are alot of people in the Uk who are suffering

 

im not saying that we shouldn't help others but £14bn is an astronomical amount of money

 

Yes, but not to the same degree as some of our brothers and sisters overseas.

See my post above; it's quite possible to do both.

[Dimple]

You said it.....'Defence'

 

Keeping you, your family and your country safe

 

You said it. Defence.

Invading foreign lands on a lie, murdering their population, taking their stuff, crushing their infrastructure then wondering why people hate us.

 

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Easy. Higher taxation of the mega wealthy, ensure giant corporations pay their fair share.

 

Easy in theory. The problem is no government will do it. Sadly there are just too many politicians in the pockets of these giant corporations.

[Halibut]

You said it. Defence.

Invading foreign lands on a lie, murdering their population, taking their stuff, crushing their infrastructure then wondering why people hate us.

 

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Easy in theory. The problem is no government will do it. Sadly there are just too many politicians in the pockets of these giant corporations.

 

Mr Corbyn's government would do it.