Submitted on Friday 5th August 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reduce the overseas aid budget
The government has ring-fenced overseas aid at a time when other departmental budgets are being cut, and ordinary people are facing hardship. There is no virtue in handing over huge sums of money in the hope it will do some good in the world. DFID's mission "to reduce poverty" is idealistic.
DFID should instead fund UK companies to improve the infrastructure of recipient countries, thereby creating jobs and real wealth both in (say) Africa and in the UK. In return the UK should get mineral rights where applicable. The thrust of our aid programme should be businesslike with an element of self-interest.
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