This is part of a series of eighteen questions from The Democracy Club asked of the Isle of Wight candidates in the 2010 General Election (background).
National statement fifteen: Britain spends too much money on foreign aid.
| Candidate | Position | Comment | |
| Ian Dunsire (English Democrats Party) | agrees | “We need to be much more circumspect about the causes that we support.” | |
| Bob Keats (Green Party) | strongly disagrees | “Britain has never met its obligations for foreign aid. We should do so and review the way it is spent to support microfinance for, particularly, women and edication.” | |
| Pete Harris (Independent) | agrees | “First and foremost we should put our own house in order. When that has been done, then foreign aid can resume.” | |
| Paul Martin (Middle England Party) | agrees | ||
| Paul David Randle-Jolliffe (Independent) | disagrees | “We do the wrong thing with our aid we should be do far more sensible things with investment like microfinance where it is needed and not giving to allready developed countries, I consider our EU payments a form of aid in developed countries.” | |
| Mark Chiverton (Labour Party) | strongly disagrees | “I believe that the amount of money being spent to support people in the world’s poorest countries is about right at 0.7% of GDP. Assistance needs to be monitored to ensure it is used on constructive projects.” | |
| Michael Tarrant (UK Independence Party – UKIP) | agrees | “Money is not required for foreign aid. Positive help should be given by paid volunteers who improve the infra-structure of the countries seeking aid.” | |
| Jill Wareham (Liberal Democrats) | disagrees |
Those who didn’t provide responses: Andrew Turner – Conservative, Geof Clynch – BNP and Edward Corby – Independent
The idea for this whole idea came from the excellent The Democracy Club and answers are hosted by the splendid
Election issue of TheyWorkForYou.
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