Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum - ThreadSky

theguardian.com • 2 days ago

Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum

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shannonpeel.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s still AID and an investment

It’s AIDing and investing in Ukraines sovereignty, which will protect all of Europe

hawkingvibe24.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/21/opinion/opinion-contributor/angus-king-donald-trump-doge-hiring-freeze-firings-constitutional-crisis/

georgeadamson.bsky.social•2 days ago

Agree with this thesis 100%. Alas, a large section of the UK public take the opposite view.

seaseaseasiders.bsky.social•2 days ago

Crazy decision

threeapp.bsky.social•2 days ago

Guessing such charities don’t like the prospect of less cash because it gives their staff less possibilities to rape the poor and needy.

andwrighting.bsky.social•2 days ago

What charities are you referring to exactly?

hoppycroaklightly.bsky.social•2 days ago

Penny-wise and pound-foolish.

sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social•2 days ago

Tell him not to be like Trump.

arbtrader.bsky.social•2 days ago

this is worrisome. seems starmer is taking a leaf out of trump's playbook.

eli-ortona.bsky.social•2 days ago

We need to pay people abroad to be less radical over there! #commonsense

cole0007.bsky.social•2 days ago

How much of the 0.5% GDP goes to overseas aid?

Johnson/sunak reduced aid from 0.7% to 0.5% and repurposed much of it to pay for their asylum projects. Can’t remember any outcries.

Starmer reduced aid to 0.3% to increase defence and manufacturing and all bad press. Not really fair

cole0007.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is it that the rhetoric over the past 14 years is that u can’t have a strong NHS without a strong economy yet that is never said about overseas aid? For 14 years DfD aid has come out of borrowing and we’ve failed to invest

mrmicawber.bsky.social•1 day ago

The worse things get in their home countries, the more “little boats” across the Channel.

art3mi5.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wow @theguardian.com Imagine what would happen if you could bring that objectivity to your bullshit hit pieces on Transgender people.

erc3ra9z.bsky.social•2 days ago

foreign aid a BUTCHERY

Every 2 DAYS a Palestinian CHILD is KILLED in the West Bank

14,500 Palestinian CHILDREN KILLED in Gaza and 11,200 Palestinians under the rubble

Gaza, “an incredible number of CHILDREN shot in the HEAD” - Dr Farah

• Blockade-sabotage + DIRECT democracy> SELF-MANAGEMENT

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