Just when you thought things can't get dafter

[klondike]

'It's time to stop!' Outrage as UK hands China almost £50million in foreign aid

The handouts come amid tense relations between the UK and the communist superpower.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith insisted it is time to stop giving China foreign aid after it emerged Britain sent nearly £50million last year.A  new report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) found that overseas aid to Beijing was around £48million in 2021/22.The watchdog also raised concerns about a lack of transparency in how the money is spent.

Former Tory leader Sir Iain described the handouts to Beijing as "bizarre" and called for the cash to be diverted to countries more in need.The China hawk told the Express: "China is now the second largest economy in the world. It seems bizarre that we would be giving aid to China given their own financial position. Whatever else the Government says it's time for that to stop and for that aid to be given to countries that genuinely need the assistance and help in developing their economies."

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1790470/china-foreign-aid-iain-duncan-smith

Still looking on the bright side it's less than a couple of weeks hotel bills for the dinghy boys.

[Alex]

I saw that earlier, but seem to remember we've been complaining about money going to China for years now, nothing changes.

[Michael Rolls]

this is stupid to the nth degree

[GrannyMac]

Keeping on their good side? It does seem crackers though. 😕

[klondike]

It isn't enough to actually "keep on their good side". It clearly just comes out of some number cranking BS that decides how to dish out the money Cameron decided we needed to keep giving away at a rather high proportion on GDP.

[Diasi]

I don't want anyone upsetting China & jeopardising my 'cheap as chips' tech gadgets. 

[Scrumpy]

I don't want anyone upsetting China & jeopardising my 'cheap as chips' tech gadgets. 

I don't mind paying my taxes if the money is helping a (White) True Blue from this country... 

[dextrous63]

Given that so many Johnny foreigners want to come over here, maybe we ought to redirect foreign aid back to these shores?

[klondike]

Sunak is proposing higher Visa fees to pay for the civil servants pay rise now. I'd rather reduce the number of civil servants and immigrants.