Monday, 16 March 2009

Self Help Before Helping Others?

The Taxpayers Alliance has published a report which, according to them, shows that this country donated £100million to the Palestinian territories in 2007.

Now I am all for helping others, providing we have helped ourselves to the extent that we can afford to help others. £100million? Now lets consider how that money might help us.

More 'proper' police? Free nursing home care for the elderly? Better rail services? Better state pensions? A new nuclear power station? A reduction in Council Tax? More equipment/better housing for our armed forces? Better allowances for our MPs (I jest, of course!) The list is endless.

If the findings of the TPA are correct it just confirms what we all know - that this government has no idea of what is in this country's best interests.

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