You could easily say the same about any group though Al….a few more million and we can cure cancer…a bit more investment and we can crack cheap hydrogen production, end our fossil-fuel dependancy, and save the planet…just a bit more govt funding and we can ease the plight of underpaid binmen in Scunthorpe…etc, etc.

There will always be things that people think deserve additional priority and, surely, for the best of reasons. Thing is that, in the main, those other elements have funding to some degree. By discontinuing the aid effort, in many places, the only tangible element of UK involvement would be ceased and, as noted earlier, that robs us of any kind voice in issues we want to have a voice in.

As I said initially maybe there are cases, in the budget, where our national interest isnt that great and they can be cut, but, you are only looking at perhaps a few hundred million a year in savings…is that enough to make a significant impact, nationally, in geriatric care…somehow I doubt it.