16 January 2005

Debt relief back on the agenda.

I think that this is worth a few cheers. Anyone fancy writing a letter of congratulations to the British Chancellor? We're fast enough to complain when something wrong is done ... "Britain has promised to pay 10% of the foreign debt bill of the entire developing world under what Mr Brown has dubbed a 'new Marshall plan'.
Under the plan, which will cost Britain £1bn, developing countries must promise to spend the money they save on education, health and welfare."
BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown wipes £80m Mozambique debt:

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

 I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...