| Were you asked 09:21 - May 7 with 1330 views | Boundy |
I wasn't and yet Welsh Labour think that spending our money overseas on other countries without a mandate is acceptable .
"63% of Welsh people are concerned or very concerned about levels of poverty in poor countries and 58% think we should keep or increase our current aid budget. Support has risen significantly since cuts to the aid budget in April 2021, from 44% in January 2021 to 57% in June 2022."
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| Were you asked on 09:39 - May 7 with 1288 views | controversial_jack |
What makes you think we should be asked? We don't get asked on every policy. They get elected as our representatives. | | | |
| Were you asked on 10:23 - May 7 with 1268 views | Boundy |
| Were you asked on 09:39 - May 7 by controversial_jack |
What makes you think we should be asked? We don't get asked on every policy. They get elected as our representatives. |
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| Were you asked on 10:34 - May 7 with 1255 views | Whiterockin |
| Were you asked on 09:39 - May 7 by controversial_jack |
What makes you think we should be asked? We don't get asked on every policy. They get elected as our representatives. |
That is the reason they are getting chucked out. I haven't seen an increase in overseas aid in any of the manifestos. When elected they should do what they pledge in their manifestos, if its not in there don't do it. |  | | |
| Were you asked on 10:45 - May 7 with 1225 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Most institutions spend a very small percentage of their income on charity causes.
Wales try like Swansea city to operate with a philosophy. When you have a template and a philosophy you can defend actions and offer your philosophy the voters.
Votes are then concerned that a philosophical approach can create other problems. Unlimited immigration for example. The philosophy has to be covered by checks and balances.
Reform's mates bang on about Ugandan trees. The total sum over 13 years is what Swansea city paid Andre Ayew for just over a season more or less.
Someone might give money for the poppy appeal. I would never criticise anyone for that. I have noticed that those strongly against very small donations to Ugandan green charity are very keen in the Poppy appeal dog s and motorcycles for some reason
Personally I would find it very low ball to complain about charity unless they were know to carry huge staff on big wages. A well known cricketer charity was run by his daughter in law on £90k a year I w read a few years ago.. |  |
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| Were you asked on 11:31 - May 7 with 1163 views | Boundy |
| Were you asked on 10:45 - May 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Most institutions spend a very small percentage of their income on charity causes.
Wales try like Swansea city to operate with a philosophy. When you have a template and a philosophy you can defend actions and offer your philosophy the voters.
Votes are then concerned that a philosophical approach can create other problems. Unlimited immigration for example. The philosophy has to be covered by checks and balances.
Reform's mates bang on about Ugandan trees. The total sum over 13 years is what Swansea city paid Andre Ayew for just over a season more or less.
Someone might give money for the poppy appeal. I would never criticise anyone for that. I have noticed that those strongly against very small donations to Ugandan green charity are very keen in the Poppy appeal dog s and motorcycles for some reason
Personally I would find it very low ball to complain about charity unless they were know to carry huge staff on big wages. A well known cricketer charity was run by his daughter in law on £90k a year I w read a few years ago.. |
You should rename yourself as rambling rose, how you can equate what the Swans do with their money which is accrued by being a business as opposed to a government which doesn’t make money but spends other peoples. | |
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| Were you asked on 11:41 - May 7 with 1157 views | Whiterockin |
| Were you asked on 10:45 - May 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Most institutions spend a very small percentage of their income on charity causes.
Wales try like Swansea city to operate with a philosophy. When you have a template and a philosophy you can defend actions and offer your philosophy the voters.
Votes are then concerned that a philosophical approach can create other problems. Unlimited immigration for example. The philosophy has to be covered by checks and balances.
Reform's mates bang on about Ugandan trees. The total sum over 13 years is what Swansea city paid Andre Ayew for just over a season more or less.
Someone might give money for the poppy appeal. I would never criticise anyone for that. I have noticed that those strongly against very small donations to Ugandan green charity are very keen in the Poppy appeal dog s and motorcycles for some reason
Personally I would find it very low ball to complain about charity unless they were know to carry huge staff on big wages. A well known cricketer charity was run by his daughter in law on £90k a year I w read a few years ago.. |
Im all for helping other people but with limited funds we have to look after our own first. Many services in Wales fall well below what is a basic requirement and if we don't have the money to rectify this we don't have the money to give away. Similarly to a point with environmental projects. We in the UK and Wales in particular do not have to be world leaders in this field its just egotistic by politicians, basically penis waving. Unless there is a world joined up approach we are just pissing in the wind, with people in this country who can ill afford it subsidising countries who can. Look after ourselves first and sort out our problems, we will then soon be prosperous enough to help others properly. | | | |
| Were you asked on 12:10 - May 7 with 1111 views | AnotherJohn |
| Were you asked on 11:41 - May 7 by Whiterockin |
Im all for helping other people but with limited funds we have to look after our own first. Many services in Wales fall well below what is a basic requirement and if we don't have the money to rectify this we don't have the money to give away. Similarly to a point with environmental projects. We in the UK and Wales in particular do not have to be world leaders in this field its just egotistic by politicians, basically penis waving. Unless there is a world joined up approach we are just pissing in the wind, with people in this country who can ill afford it subsidising countries who can. Look after ourselves first and sort out our problems, we will then soon be prosperous enough to help others properly. |
Plaid is also quite sympathetic to a policy of increasing ODA.
“Plaid Cymru… supports the United Nations target for countries to spend 0.7% of their national income on international aid and calls on the current Labour government to reinstate this commitment as a ‘matter of urgency.’” (Manifesto 2024)
Its policies on asylum seekers are softer than Labour’s or at least the policies outlined by Home Secretary Mahmood.
"Develop a joined-up strategy to support migrants and sanctuary seekers with no recourse to public funds (NRPF), working closely with local government and third-sector partners to end destitution." (Manifesto, 2026). | | | |
| Were you asked on 02:03 - May 8 with 951 views | Robbie |
Daytime TV which I sometimes tune into is saturated by pleading poverty adverts ranging from cleft teeth children in Africa to beaten up donkeys on the same Continent .
Where do you draw the line on this pleading for money all the time , commercial tele is a go to source of funds like ignore funeral plans , cheap life insurance and pet cover they really have targeted the vulenarable , pick up your phone and donate and help these in need .
GOSH and the RNLI , even cancer research are putting out the begging bowl funds .
Sometimes charity should begin at home . | | | |
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| Were you asked on 16:34 - May 8 with 841 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Were you asked on 11:31 - May 7 by Boundy |
You should rename yourself as rambling rose, how you can equate what the Swans do with their money which is accrued by being a business as opposed to a government which doesn’t make money but spends other peoples. |
It is a reasonable argument. But the argument s against giving pennies to Uganda dumbly compares it to the billions funding the NHS. "You cannot give charity unless the NHS is a up to a notional standard".
It is the same thing. Swansea gave more money to André Ayew for 14 months than the Senedd is invested in Ugandan trees. Andre seemed a good man and supported his extended family.
The point is quantity of money. The " quantity of money" is not considered relevant because people are using a principle. The principle " me first" .
It is part of a xenophobic xenophobic agenda. People with not much resent giving any money to people with nothing from the same pot.
UK is massively wealthy but assets are tied up in property and investments and the Government cannot get their hands on it. [Post edited 8 May 21:53]
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| Were you asked on 16:56 - May 8 with 812 views | Dr_Winston |
You have to wonder when we'll get to the point when the world will stop pouring money into Africa expecting improvements and just let them get on with it. Nearly $3tn has been gifted in the last 60 years, and things are getting little better.
As a continent it's not short of manpower, and it's not short of resources. What it lacks, on the whole, is good Governance. No amount of aid money is going to improve that. Indeed, such funding is often stolen by those in charge and spent on luxuries and weapons, thus making the situation worse. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Were you asked on 16:58 - May 8 with 809 views | Whiterockin |
| Were you asked on 16:56 - May 8 by Dr_Winston |
You have to wonder when we'll get to the point when the world will stop pouring money into Africa expecting improvements and just let them get on with it. Nearly $3tn has been gifted in the last 60 years, and things are getting little better.
As a continent it's not short of manpower, and it's not short of resources. What it lacks, on the whole, is good Governance. No amount of aid money is going to improve that. Indeed, such funding is often stolen by those in charge and spent on luxuries and weapons, thus making the situation worse. |
Leaders pocketing money is the biggest problem there, if they looked after their own life could be easier for many. | | | |
| Were you asked on 17:07 - May 8 with 804 views | Dr_Winston |
| Were you asked on 16:58 - May 8 by Whiterockin |
Leaders pocketing money is the biggest problem there, if they looked after their own life could be easier for many. |
Leaders pocketing money, various factions forever starting civil wars when they lose elections, constant tribal infighting, there's loads of reasons, none of which are solved by just throwing money at them. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Were you asked on 20:15 - May 8 with 765 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Were you asked on 16:56 - May 8 by Dr_Winston |
You have to wonder when we'll get to the point when the world will stop pouring money into Africa expecting improvements and just let them get on with it. Nearly $3tn has been gifted in the last 60 years, and things are getting little better.
As a continent it's not short of manpower, and it's not short of resources. What it lacks, on the whole, is good Governance. No amount of aid money is going to improve that. Indeed, such funding is often stolen by those in charge and spent on luxuries and weapons, thus making the situation worse. |
Africa has been trapped in dependence on the west. The current arrangement is to the benefit of the west. We are ripping them off and if it continues they will be coming here on boats in very big numbers. It is in our interest to change our ways.
The leader of Bukino Faso is demanding justice for his country and appears at least to gave his country at heart. Such people end up dead quite quickly. He is detested by the USA and France. Putin has been grooming him but that will not end well.
The boat people are saying "if you cannot beat them join them.".They have found a way to a decent life via the West's own fake propaganda. We are not bothered with early death in Africa funding civil wars, but we will not tolerate drowning deaths in own waters. [Post edited 10 May 17:16]
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