Is the UK right to stop aid? (1 Viewer)

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The UK is to stop direct aid to 16 countries, including Russia, China and Iraq, papers seen by the BBC suggest. Should the international aid policy change?

A draft copy of the government's review of its overseas aid budget - due to be published this week - also reveals aid to India will be frozen.But overall, the international development budget will rise by a third in this parliament as a new approach focuses on value for money, it says.

The report states that aid spending is good for Britain's economy and safety. By 2014, 30% of UK aid is expected to go to war-torn and unstable countries.

Should aid to the 16 countries be stopped? Does aid help bring stability? Should Britain be increasing its aid budget?

 

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Too much aid sent abroad ends up in the pockets of warlords, and quite why we're sending aid to people who are building a space program escapes me.