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September 17, 2010
£9 billion
Due to catastrophic economic mismanagement under New Labour, Britain's new coalition government is making massive cuts of 20 per cent and upwards to spending on health, education, policing and defence amongst other things.
Untouched? £9 billion a year of foreign aid.
Britain doesn't need a Tea Party. Britain needs an American Revolution.
For any true Tory, defence of the realm stands near the top of a list of absolute priorities. It is therefore painful to see a Tory Prime Minister apply the shears so viciously without apparent regret. It is doubly painful when he boasts that we are also increasing international aid.
No area of government spending is so disfigured by corruption, wastage and inefficiency as international aid. This week the Mail exposed some shenanigans at the Commonwealth Development Corporation, a major force in international aid with a fund of £2.5 billion.
The boss of the organisation, who is effectively a public servant, pockets £1 million a year, and other executives are paid several hundred thousand pounds each. Some have enjoyed £700 dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants or stayed at some of the word’s most expensive hotels, while one of their number claimed £336.54 for a taxi from Brussels to Paris.
No area of government spending is so disfigured by corruption, wastage and inefficiency as international aid. This week the Mail exposed some shenanigans at the Commonwealth Development Corporation, a major force in international aid with a fund of £2.5 billion.
The boss of the organisation, who is effectively a public servant, pockets £1 million a year, and other executives are paid several hundred thousand pounds each. Some have enjoyed £700 dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants or stayed at some of the word’s most expensive hotels, while one of their number claimed £336.54 for a taxi from Brussels to Paris.
Such are the priorities of a civilization in its twilight.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 17, 2010 06:57 AM