Providing aid to the world's poorest should be a duty, not a victim of arbitrary budget cuts. Cameron's approach is more moral than the Abbott government's
It might surprise you that the case for increased investment in foreign aid has recently been powerfully articulated by that well-known bleeding heart, David Cameron. Rising to the podium at the G8 Nutrition for Growth conference in June last year, the Tory prime minister championed the value of providing aid to the worlds poorest people: "It says something about this country. It says something about our standing in the world and our sense of duty in helping others.
As has been well canvassed elsewhere, Britain's economy faces its own challenges. Despite this, Cameron has held his nerve and commitment to those most in need. He has engaged in a difficult political debate, stating that while it might be politically expedient to put aid commitments on the backburner, it is not in the national interest to do so.
Aid is a key part of pursuing our broader national interests. The stability of our region is fundamental to our national security, and, to the extent that poverty creates instability and uncertainty, anything which gets economies on an economic growth path is in our strategic interests.
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