Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’ Conservative plans to slash the aid budget by 90% would leave the UK unable to cover existing contributions to the UN and World Bank and “irreparably damage” Britain’s global credibility, several organisations and charities have told the Guardian. In a series of announcements at the Tory party conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch said that as prime minister she would reduce the aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn, to part-fund 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales. The culture budget would also be slashed by £1bn a year to fund the plans. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/AxUvHaX via IFTTT
Zapping World Eleven Cristiano Ronaldo: Record numbers Definitely, Jim Ratcliffe is a jack of all trades when it comes to European heavyweights and seems determined to extend his influence in the world of sport! While the American businessman, already at the head of OGC Nice, is in the running to buy Manchester United, the Dailymail reports that he would have been interested in taking over… FC Barcelona! The Blaugranas under the US flag? The deal never saw the light of day due to the club’s financial management, deemed disastrous by the INEOS boss. At the microphone of Dailymail, the latter explains: “We talked about it but, in the end, they didn’t think they could go to the fans with it. The path they’re going down is a disaster. We tried to point it out and they said, “We know, but…”. These are all short term diets [de Barcelone]because the president comes along, does the job for five years and hands over the mess to someone else. “They’ve now sold a lot of TV rights and...