tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post878101921857972515..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Mitchell's Firm Grip of DFIDIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22460429152981859562010-11-14T12:51:59.950+00:002010-11-14T12:51:59.950+00:00I'm with Jimmy ... We've been following th...I'm with Jimmy ... We've been following this story at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=139644409397559 since July. Something doesn't smell right ...Amanda Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107950894507528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58146496720251692132010-10-31T01:12:01.089+00:002010-10-31T01:12:01.089+00:00Don't worry, he's still a tory
http://www...Don't worry, he's still a tory<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/31/andrew-mitchell-ghana-cocoa-armajaroJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542633492362670045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9920427325927487122010-10-28T16:15:42.216+01:002010-10-28T16:15:42.216+01:00There are some of us out here who don't think ...There are some of us out here who don't think DfID should exist at all in its current form, let alone have its budget ringfenced. There's nothing that DfID does that could not be done just as well by a small (20 person) unit within the Foreign Office. Abolition would show we are serious about cuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68153822555114773902010-10-28T16:07:41.192+01:002010-10-28T16:07:41.192+01:00Totally agree with you about the DFID INCREASED bu...Totally agree with you about the DFID INCREASED budget...At a time we are throwing good people out of work this is an insult and an obscenity...Only last week a report showed how aid money went straight into the pockets of Ethiopian politicos...Mitchell needs a firm grip on the worlds dictators first....fat chance..just money down the drainMirtha Tidvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940977481295375071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66921494553686525132010-10-28T16:06:58.805+01:002010-10-28T16:06:58.805+01:00I met Mr Mitchell when he came to look around a pr...I met Mr Mitchell when he came to look around a project in Cambridge and do some campaigning for our candidate Nick Hillman. I was very impressed with him and his green paper for DFID. More power to his elbow.Timothy Hairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055154340390197228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66286032888876206382010-10-28T15:14:14.499+01:002010-10-28T15:14:14.499+01:00An open letter about the ring fencing of DfID'...An open letter about the ring fencing of DfID's budget which people can use as a starting point when writing to their MP is available at <a href="http://a-nest-of-procyon-lotor.blogspot.com/2010/10/open-letter-to-politicans-about-dfid.html" rel="nofollow">a-nest-of-procyon-lotor*</a>. <br /><br />* A nest of RaccoonsSadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77793511315213286402010-10-28T15:05:01.719+01:002010-10-28T15:05:01.719+01:00How much did the picture cost?How much did the picture cost?P. Stablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657721343030685167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76978870338720653602010-10-28T14:22:43.377+01:002010-10-28T14:22:43.377+01:00Do you think we should promise to spend a fix part...Do you think we should promise to spend a fix part of our GDP on development though?Edward Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763816075493068303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85272024544879572342010-10-28T13:38:00.702+01:002010-10-28T13:38:00.702+01:00If he truly had not "gone native" he wou...If he truly had not "gone native" he would have put in place the winding up of the entire department and handing the budget back to the Treasury.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.com