Andrew Griffiths
@griffithsar.bsky.social
Development policy, politics, history, etc. I guess I know most about development policy, but will happily bore you on history as well if you ask nicely
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Just break the fiscal rules! "The international situation has changed because of Trump" is a completely understandable argument!
February 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Just break the fiscal rules! "The international situation has changed because of Trump" is a completely understandable argument!
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Cutting the aid budget to play for defence feels like undercutting significant soft power in the hope of getting a defence spend Trump will like. Might be a necessary evil, but it’s an evil all the same: people make a terrible case for aid but it works in our self-interest. It’s not just altruism.
February 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Cutting the aid budget to play for defence feels like undercutting significant soft power in the hope of getting a defence spend Trump will like. Might be a necessary evil, but it’s an evil all the same: people make a terrible case for aid but it works in our self-interest. It’s not just altruism.
Completely agree. It is a short sighted and weak decision. Shameful really
A statement from our CEO Moazzam Malik on the news that the government is cutting the UK aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending:
February 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Completely agree. It is a short sighted and weak decision. Shameful really
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I'm pro-assisted dying in principle, but I'm not sure about the proposed law (FREE TO READ!)
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I'm pro-assisted dying in principle, but I'm not sure about the proposed law
Is no law better than a bad law?
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November 19, 2024 at 8:47 AM
I'm pro-assisted dying in principle, but I'm not sure about the proposed law (FREE TO READ!)
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