Yesterday it was in the news that the NHS would face a £15 billion shortfall in funding over the next decade. When you consider what the British government is happy to throw taxpayers' money at, this news is an absolute disgrace.
The biggest drains on our taxes are the EU and overseas aid. Here are some examples of what OUR money is thrown at whilst the NHS is expected to go short:
On Afghanistan, the Department for International Development states "In the last 10 years Britain has more than trebled its spending on aid to nearly £7 billion a year. We are now the fourth largest donor in the world." That's nice, just think how much that £7 billion a year could help the NHS.
On Yemen the DFID says "The UK has provided development assistance to Yemen since the early 1970s, with some interruptions. By 2003, we had a £2 million programme, focused on strengthening economic and financial management. In 2003, DFID decided to expand, focusing on health and education. Our expenditure rose year-on-year to £12m in 2007/8 and £20m in 2008/9. We will continue to scale up our assistance to Yemen over the next few years."
So you can see that the UK government is more than happy to increase spending on overseas aid whilst it is equally happy to decrease spending on OUR country.
