The Bungling telethon

[arcobob]

Who's buying a yacht ? Nichola Sturgeon

Sail away, sail away, Wishful thinking.

 

[BrianV]

The UK is slashing aid to countries. I this morning listened to Today programme - Tory minister defending cuts to a UNICEF outreach programme to educate poor Bangldeshi's. £50k per annum. As presenter commented Billy Bunter fluse spends that on wallpaper. Minister waffled. UK is becoming sure a nasty state - true in line with the nasty Tory Party (aka UKIP lite) Lose all the soft power and influence - what for - to wrap up in a Union Jack on the poop deck having G&T's. Palmerston would b proud of you and those who support this unnecessary boat. Sad, sad days. .

Now let's see the UK will borrow an extra £270 billion this year to stay afloat & yet you think that giving away a further £10 billion is a sign of a nasty country, in what kind of fools paradise do you live?
How about you borrowing £270k to save your business & then giving £27k of it to charity!!

 

[bobk]

Now let's see the UK will borrow an extra £270 billion this year to stay afloat & yet you think that giving away a further £10 billion is a sign of a nasty country, in what kind of fools paradise do you live?
How about you borrowing £270k to save your business & then giving £27k of it to charity!!

It's 400 b actually , but you're correct

 

[br jones]

The UK is slashing aid to countries. I this morning listened to Today programme - Tory minister defending cuts to a UNICEF outreach programme to educate poor Bangldeshi's. £50k per annum. As presenter commented Billy Bunter fluse spends that on wallpaper. Minister waffled. UK is becoming sure a nasty state - true in line with the nasty Tory Party (aka UKIP lite) Lose all the soft power and influence - what for - to wrap up in a Union Jack on the poop deck having G&T's. Palmerston would b proud of you and those who support this unnecessary boat. Sad, sad days. .

the uk will still be the 3rd biggest contributer to foreign aid of european countries

 

[BrianV]

the uk will still be the 3rd biggest contributer to foreign aid of european countries

And the the European country with the largest trade deficit!

 

[br jones]

And the the European country with the largest trade deficit!

Fraid not ,france has that honour

 

[Muck Spreader]

Fraid not ,france has that honour

Don't think so unless you mean the EU. The US has the largest in the world with the UK some way behind in second, India third France forth with about a third of the UK's deficit.

The 20 countries with the highest trade balance deficit in 2022 | Statista

This statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest trade balance deficit worldwide in 2022.

www.statista.com

 

[BrianV]

And the the European country with the largest trade deficit!

Probably should have read balance of payments deficit rather than trade.