Thread: Unstoppable migration?
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Old 28-05-2018, 08:51   #2108
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Re: Unstoppable migration?
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
Overseas aid is 0.7% of our GDP, in the grand scale of things diddly squat but something we can be proud of. It's in our interests that other countries don't implode, think of the migration and world instability consequences, we would be affected.
Diddly squat? I'm sure the NHS would be rather grateful for such a sum of money!

So you think countries like China and India would implode if we stopped giving them crateloads of money in foreign aid? You've been reading too many articles in The Guardian, old chap.

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Originally Posted by RizzyKing View Post
Because it's british industry that benefits rather then government and turn it round why would any government throw good money after bad if foreign aid bought no benefit to the UK. The money is given with the main condition being that british company's get any contracts that the money generates.
Why? My guess is that it gives some politicians a nice warm feeling inside.
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