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  Good point Howard. Also, I do agree we shouldn't be sending aid to countries like China and India who have big growing economies and who should be able to sort out their own problems.
  
  The correct policy then (in my opinion) would be something like:
  
  We will review all foreign aid to make damn sure it is getting to the people & countries that really need it. We will consult and be guided by the aid agencies & charities on this. This review process will be constant and ongoing and if we find evidence of corruption or misappropriation we will take action to stop it.
  
  I would happily support that. Peter Ripley, in his recent Dover Express interview, is quoted as saying "...we should also stop all foreign aid. We need to get our own house in order first". I can't support that view. Our economy may be flat lining, and most of us have had to put up with a fall in living standards over recent years, but we still live like kings compared to millions of people around the world, and well-targeted aid can be effective in making a difference to some of those people.
  
  Sorry to sound like a bleeding heart liberal, I'm not really, but we can't turn our backs on the rest of the world (even if some of us wish that not quite so much of the rest of the world wanted to live here!).

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