17 September 2010
19:2071355Having been confirmed as a third world country by the popes pastor 2 days ago, today we have confirmation of that status. India has decided that it does not want to accept aid from this country any more, describing £297 million as a "Petty amount" Now ones first re-action could be to be angry about that, but on the other hand perhaps we should welcome such a decision
Any country that can afford a space programme and a nuclear arsenal most certainly does not need my taxes
Ever since 1947 when India was granted independance there has been a mutual unspoken hostility towards this country but it was kept in check because they needed our money. Now that they are starting to get there act together they feel no need to disguise there hostilitytowards us.
One has to ask by what criteria does Mohan Singh the indian prime minister come to this conclusion??
He rules over a country of 800 million people who live in poverty and survive on a £1 a day.
I do not agree with his assessment but am quite happy to go along with it if it saves the poor old british tax payer. Who knows perhaps China, Russia, Brazil ,Argentina, the list goes on and on. will finally admit that they are richer than us here in this beleagered island.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 September 2010
19:3371358interesting point you have raised james.
times have changed and our annual sweetener to them is not having the same effect.
they have a plethora of multi billionaire business chaps/chapesses that actually buy out british businesses and actually help to employ our people.
i am sure that there are still people in rural areas working for next to nothing, however in the commercial centre of bombay there is a growing middle class that are doing alright.
i get calls from them most days reminding me of how wonderful british telecom and various banks are, i find it endlessly fascinating to listen to them trying to pronounce my name.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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17 September 2010
23:4671390We also still give aid to China. The ring-fencing of the overseas aid budget is a certain election-loser for Cameron if he can't shake off the Lib Dems and ditch that particular commitment.
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 September 2010
09:2071428As I have posted many times previously both China and India spend billions on their own space programmes so why the hell we continue to send millions in aid to both of these countries baffles me
Marek
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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18 September 2010
09:3071431sweeteners for business deals i believe.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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18 September 2010
09:4071433Agreed Marek, and seen your posting`s on it before, and I shall state my reply again, these growing countries know where the future lies, unlike numerous politicians in the western world.
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18 September 2010
10:3671444Thumbs up to India for being honest, well, in this regard anyway.