Value for money?

[Inoff the Red]

Given the current economic climate and the age of austerity we find ourselves in which has lead to reduced public spending, it never ceases to amaze me at the ability of civil servants and other quangos to waste public money.

 

We have seen the effects on the Somerset Levels of failure to dredge, justified in part because of lack of funding.

 

Well comrades, I list below a number of aid projects that have been funded by the UK tax payer. I leave it to you to decide if , as taxpayers, we have received value for money….HEALTH WARNING Those with high blood pressure should read no further.

 

1. Aid to Columbian cattle ranchers to help cut flatulence in cows. £15m (anyone know how you stop a cow from farting?)

2. Programme to make PE lessons more meaningful in various countries including Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil & Turkey £8.35m

3. Renewable energy projects in China, India, Turkey & Nigeria £75m

4. contribution to EU aid projects £1bn (aid used to equip border guards in Belarus and fund a watermark in morocco

5. Sponsoring "Yegna", an Ethiopian girl band £3.8m

 

 

While I accept that some overseas aid projects are worth supporting, the cost invested in the projects listed above would have paid for a lot of sand bags.

 

I would love to know where most of this money REALLY ends up.

[Stubby]

My wife has said pretty much this to me yesterday . I tend to agree .

[NFG]

Hi

 

All governments ability to waste money is legendary, however Gordon Brown set the 'Gold Standard' for wasting money with his sale of 400 tonnes of gold to China at 297USD per ounce, £9Bn down the toilet, what a clown.

 

They should stop all foreign aid & spend the lot on flood defences, committing to at least 1Bn a year that would create worthwhile jobs & re-vitalise areas & it should be done properly to last for +100years minimum, not patched.

 

N

[Roger the shrubber]

None of the above surprises me, foreign aid is not really foreign aid, it is giving money to other countries so that they feel obliged to do what you want them to, when you want them to.

[urbandekay]

None of the above surprises me, foreign aid is not really foreign aid, it is giving money to other countries so that they feel obliged to do what you want them to, when you want them to.

 

 

Indeed, bribery