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[Nickbat]

Yesterday Mr Cameron signed a deal at the G8 summit in Deauville in France to hand £110million of taxpayers’ cash to Egypt and Tunisia over four years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391581/G8-summit-2011-David-Cameron-dismisses-foreign-aid-budget-criticism.html

Pensioners will lose up to £100 in winter fuel payments this year, despite gas and electricity bills continuing to rise.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/how-budget-affect-me/8403006/Elderly-lose-up-to-100-from-winter-fuel-allowance.html

My feelings for Cameron have plumbed to new depths. What an ar*e. 

[Banjax]

Britain was the only country that came close to matching the targets made by world leaders at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

we're not everyone else Nick, and cuts to winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the budget for foreign aid. how about that great private sector helping out.....that'll work 

[albitz]

We cant cut foreign aid. It goes to China,Pakistan and India - we all know people are starving in their millions in those countries. And that rumour about India having its own space programme - thats just extreme right wing / Daily Mail propaganda.And yes our rapidly expanding private sector should foot the bill. They have had it far too easy for far too long. Theyve never had it so good.
Mike Kendrick, founder of the mineseeker foundation - the bloke doesnt know what he,s talking about....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391714/Mandela-aide-Handouts-making-Africa-spoilt-child.html

Meanwhile - anyone remember Camerons promise to stop the flood of immigration ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-VAUXHALL-ZAFIRA-GSI-TURBO-BLUE-/300561094518?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45fad65776

More spin. Its at near record levels.
And his promise to stop taxpayers money being squandered by the public sector.........
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391631/PM-splashes-680k-YOUR-money-Downing-Street.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391750/100m--The-town-hall-chiefs-star-credit-card-accounts.html

He really is shaping up nicely as the heir to Blair.

[Martin_1962]

They chose the wrong David.

The one who stood up to his principals over 42 day detention.

I even remember the comments

"Why not lock them up for 42 days?"
"But not charged"
"What is wrong with that?"
"It could be you locked up - with no charge"

[Nickbat]

Britain was the only country that came close to matching the targets made by world leaders at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

we're not everyone else Nick, and cuts to winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the budget for foreign aid. how about that great private sector helping out.....that'll work 

Everyone else has figured that the Gleneagles summit agreement is no longer economically viable in today's climate. Besides which, you say that the winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the foreign aid budget. Why should the foreign aid budget be ring-fenced? It all comes from the Treasury and, unless foreign aid is some sort of sacred cow, it IS therefore something currently to do with internal expenditure. But, with Cameron's pledge to enshrine foreign aid into a legal requirement, your assertion could well be right in the future.

[Varche]

Its not just winter fuel payments, its old folks homes now. Unless we are lucky we will all be in one.

Charity begins at home.

By the way I think these aid payments are all about improving democracy and with it peoples well being. Remember a disenfanchised person with NOTHING (except a wife or two to beat) can quite easily become radicalised. I do believe that we ought to get something in return e.g. help set up food production and we get some of the produce. handing over blank cheques to despots was never going to work.

[Dishevelled Den]

Meanwhile - anyone remember Camerons promise to stop the flood of immigration ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-VAUXHALL-ZAFIRA-GSI-TURBO-BLUE-/300561094518?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45fad65776

You may have to step back from this issue son - politics and the idea of personal transportation by way of the private vehicle are unhappy bedfellows at the moment.

[Banjax]

Britain was the only country that came close to matching the targets made by world leaders at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

we're not everyone else Nick, and cuts to winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the budget for foreign aid. how about that great private sector helping out.....that'll work 

Everyone else has figured that the Gleneagles summit agreement is no longer economically viable in today's climate. Besides which, you say that the winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the foreign aid budget. Why should the foreign aid budget be ring-fenced? It all comes from the Treasury and, unless foreign aid is some sort of sacred cow, it IS therefore something currently to do with internal expenditure. But, with Cameron's pledge to enshrine foreign aid into a legal requirement, your assertion could well be right in the future.

everyone else shirks their responsibilities and welchs on deals done, we dont - says something about DC and us - and I'm no fan of his either but fair play - we have higher standards of honour and duty in the UK 8-)

[Varche]

Britain was the only country that came close to matching the targets made by world leaders at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

we're not everyone else Nick, and cuts to winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the budget for foreign aid. how about that great private sector helping out.....that'll work 

Everyone else has figured that the Gleneagles summit agreement is no longer economically viable in today's climate. Besides which, you say that the winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the foreign aid budget. Why should the foreign aid budget be ring-fenced? It all comes from the Treasury and, unless foreign aid is some sort of sacred cow, it IS therefore something currently to do with internal expenditure. But, with Cameron's pledge to enshrine foreign aid into a legal requirement, your assertion could well be right in the future.

everyone else shirks their responsibilities and welchs on deals done, we dont - says something about DC and us - and I'm no fan of his either but fair play - we have higher standards of honour and duty in the UK 8-)

Good Old Great Britain , we set the (impossible) high standard and everyone else follows or not. Are we on target to have 60% of all cars on the road electric by 2020? Don't see it myself.

[Banjax]

Britain was the only country that came close to matching the targets made by world leaders at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

we're not everyone else Nick, and cuts to winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the budget for foreign aid. how about that great private sector helping out.....that'll work 

Everyone else has figured that the Gleneagles summit agreement is no longer economically viable in today's climate. Besides which, you say that the winter fuel payments are nothing to do with the foreign aid budget. Why should the foreign aid budget be ring-fenced? It all comes from the Treasury and, unless foreign aid is some sort of sacred cow, it IS therefore something currently to do with internal expenditure. But, with Cameron's pledge to enshrine foreign aid into a legal requirement, your assertion could well be right in the future.

everyone else shirks their responsibilities and welchs on deals done, we dont - says something about DC and us - and I'm no fan of his either but fair play - we have higher standards of honour and duty in the UK 8-)

Good Old Great Britain , we set the (impossible) high standard and everyone else follows or not. Are we on target to have 60% of all cars on the road electric by 2020? Don't see it myself.

I'll bet its higher than 60% when fuels £10 a litre