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LeftishBrit

(41,203 posts) Thu Sep 25, 2014, 05:28 PM Sep 2014

Would you fit in at UKIP conference?

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Would you fit in at UKIP conference? (Original Post) LeftishBrit Sep 2014 OP

No, I like people shenmue Sep 2014 #1

No but then I didn't support the the Monster Raving Loony Party either. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #2

Well Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #3

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. No, I like people

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 05:44 PM

Sep 2014

I feel sorry for the U.K., they seem not to have escaped the curse of all nations, which is when stupid people run for office.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. No but then I didn't support the the Monster Raving Loony Party either.

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 03:45 PM

Sep 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party

David lived at his mother's just round the corner to me in those days in Wembley.

Jeneral2885

(1,354 posts)

3. Well

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:49 AM

Sep 2014

To play one of their lines, yes foreign aid isnt exactly the only means to development. Cut foreign aid? Well 0.7% of GNI will mean a relatively high level of aid, but depending of course on the GNI. Cut it could mean to cut the overall amount especially through both bilateral and multilateral projects that do not exhibit results.

But snapping back to reality, UKIP just wants to cut the quantitative amount of aid.

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