foreign aid ngos and the small ones. i take my hat off to people who are trying to make a difference like that and i respect what they do. likewise, we talk about the cars, they are a symbol of this, when i was in haiti after the earthquake, he was selling 250 land cruisers a month and was doing very well thanks to all the foreign aid. look month and was doing very well thanks to all the foreign aid. to all the foreign aid. look what ha ened to all the foreign aid. look what happened in to all the foreign aid. look what happened in haiti to all the foreign aid. look what happened in haiti with - to all the foreign aid. look what happened in haiti with the - to all the foreign aid. look what happened in haiti with the red l happened in haiti with the red cross happened in haiti with the red cross. eight houses were built. half $1 cross. eight houses were built. half si billion cross. eight houses were built. half $1 billion went in there. haiti cross. eight houses were built. h
the situation in afghanistan, yemen, somalia, those countries where it is said to date, the contention is people will die as a result of the cuts in foreign aid. i said a few minutes ago, i put the point to ian, he said i had fallen for the propaganda. it he said i had fallen for the prepaganda- he said i had fallen for the roa~anda. ., , , propaganda. it would be interesting to know what propaganda. it would be interesting to know what parts propaganda. it would be interesting to know what parts of propaganda. it would be interesting to know what parts of africa, - propaganda. it would be interesting to know what parts of africa, we i propaganda. it would be interesting| to know what parts of africa, we are talking to know what parts of africa, we are talking about 53 countries, what part of talking about 53 countries, what part of africa all these different countries part of africa all these different countries that people are actually into, countries that people are a
and the government does s own report admits that this cut is going to cost lives. if that was your family, living in northern kenya and your children will being supported by uk aid projects, and you were sitting there and heard the news that uk aid was going to be slashed, would you be just rubbing your hands with glee and saying, well, that s fantastic, because we are now going to be able to sort out our own futures without hindrance from the uk aid industry? i don t think you would. d0 uk aid industry? i don t think you would. ,, ., ., uk aid industry? i don t think you would. ., ., ., , would. do you want me to answer? well, ou would. do you want me to answer? well. you got would. do you want me to answer? well, you got asked would. do you want me to answer? well, you got asked the would. do you want me to answer? well, you got asked the question. | well, you got asked the question. the simple fact is that aid overall globally the simple fact is that aid overall globally is
places, who have worked and are working are getting in touch about the conversation about foreign aid. beryl is a long time critic to it. and we have a former scriptwriter for david cameron. a man of letters. andrew and tottenham, we drag you overfrom before andrew and tottenham, we drag you over from before the news and sport, because you said some really interesting stuff, given your own experience. expand on one point before we get you to respond. you say when you hear the likes of ian s arguments, is thought through as they are, you described them as a kind of dog whistle commander? weill. kind of dog whistle commander? well, it is. it s kind of dog whistle commander? well, it is- it s very kind of dog whistle commander? well, it is. it s very easy kind of dog whistle commander? well, it is. it s very easy to, kind of dog whistle commander? well, it is. it s very easy to, with it is. it s very easy to, with extreme stories and highlight money thatis extreme stories and high
would you like to say? action on poverty works in would you like to say? action on poverty works in sub-saharan i would you like to say? action on - poverty works in sub-saharan africa, poverty works in sub saharan africa, the point i want to take issue with is the point that money from the international aid budget goes into the pockets of politicians. afghanistan was a case apart. we all know the political reasons why what was done there was done. but the fact is, the vast majority of the international aid is incredibly closely scrutinised by the uk government. i have had grants for international projects and also in the charity sector for uk projects. the scrutiny that goes on at the international level is far stricter than the scrutiny that takes place in the uk for grants to go out to a whole range of different charities in the uk. the money goes straight from the uk charities, into local organisations. i m not one to defend save the children, but they are a case in point, they w