Letter to my MP on the overseas aid budget.

Letter I sent to my MP today on the overseas aid budget. Let's not be foolish.

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Dear Ben Spencer,

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Please use your influence to persuade the government to maintain our

overseas aid budget commitment at 0.7% of national income. I believe that

changing this policy would be a mistake, increasing the risks of extremism

and forced migration around the world.

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The policy was established when the budget was very tight, and I think the

reasons for it remain compelling: to prevent selfishness and short-termism

from hurting our own and others' interests.

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Please pass my letter on to the Chancellor.

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Yours sincerely, Andy Balaam

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Originally posted at 2020-11-25 08:51:46+00:00. Automatically generated from the original post : apologies for the errors introduced.