asperity Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Is it time Britain stopped lecturing other countries? If India doesn't want our money why should they have to? DT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Think it's so they'll buy our jets, but the Frogs appear better at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I don't really get it. Why do we give them money that they don't want... and why by giving it does that mean they would buy our jets... or is that what we give them the money for and we say they have to use it for that Perhaps I need to read it all again. If the government would like to give me this years £280 million instead I'll have buy of our jets...and then I will donate it back to OUR Navy or similar. Like I said I don't really get it but to give our money away in the first place is bad enough considering the mess we are in and what it could be used for here, but to demand that a country continues to take it when they don't want it is bonkers.. ...and if it is just to sweeten them into considering buying our jets well that's nothing more than a hopefull (and possibly desperate) backhander from the Government IMO.... and it makes us look pretty pathetic and desperate as a country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 This is the ruling class we have been stupid enough to elect time and time again. :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 The official line, as expressed by the Minister for Overseas Development on Question Time; was that, UK funds are specifically targeted at areas of poverty, for humanitarian projects and "nothing to do with the sale of British jets". Quite naturally, questions from the audience centred on the fact that India is currently engaged in a space programme and thus could well afford to look after it's own people. He went on to say that " overseas aid, only amounts to 1% of total Gov spending", but neglected to say that it was the only budgetry area that had been ring fenced against the current round of austerity cuts. Needless to say, a position backed up by the other main parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Doesn't India use our money to help other poor nations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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