From: Joan Machin, Carr Hill Drive, Calverley, Leeds. Yorks Post.
I’d like to draw attention to a letter to the Observer from nine prominent members of the military establishment, including former chiefs of the defence staff Sir Mike Jackson and Lord Stirrup, who say that to cut or divert the aid budget would be damaging to the UK’s national interest, adding that focused development spending can tackle the root causes of conflict. I totally agree that trade is a very good way of tackling poverty, but it has to be the right kind of trade. Trade where the workers are exploited or paid way below the minimum wage doesn’t help.
Sensible. A huge proportion of foreign aid should be in the form of preferential trading agreements - as much as permitted by EU rules!
I’d like to draw attention to a letter to the Observer from nine prominent members of the military establishment, including former chiefs of the defence staff Sir Mike Jackson and Lord Stirrup, who say that to cut or divert the aid budget would be damaging to the UK’s national interest, adding that focused development spending can tackle the root causes of conflict. I totally agree that trade is a very good way of tackling poverty, but it has to be the right kind of trade. Trade where the workers are exploited or paid way below the minimum wage doesn’t help.
Sensible. A huge proportion of foreign aid should be in the form of preferential trading agreements - as much as permitted by EU rules!
