Cutting international aid also harms the lives of the poor in countries impoverished by colonial and post-colonial extraction.
This is the 2nd time in an hour (other on radio) I've seen/heard international aid defended *solely* in terms of its 'soft power' effect.
This is the 2nd time in an hour (other on radio) I've seen/heard international aid defended *solely* in terms of its 'soft power' effect.
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Ed Davey
The PM is doing the right thing increasing defence spending - I have been callling on the govt to do this for years.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
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