Did you include the political benefits? Money is only one part of that equation.
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia account for 0.004% of treasury revenue
- 'What we found is that there are actually very limited benefits to the UK-Saudi relationship and perhaps some unexpected costs' - @armida_lmpic.twitter.com/Zj1YSqixUK
Watch Armida van Rij's remarks in full
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Concur, too much focus on treasury revenue. There are far bigger issues at stake here. It's not always about money, in fact it often isn't.
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The Labour Party should call for an inquiry into this whole Yemen affair. Some of the poorest people on the planet have been bombed into near oblivion. The human cost is horrific.
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@yazparov bahsettiğiniz kavga kızışacağa benziyor. Kim galip çıkar acep??Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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You can read all the
@wikileaks cables mentioning both the 'UK' and 'Saudi Arabia' here - lots of public info available here: https://search.wikileaks.org/?query=saudi+arabia+UK&exact_phrase=&any_of=&exclude_words=&document_date_start=&document_date_end=&released_date_start=&released_date_end=&new_search=True&order_by=most_relevant#results …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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One of the 'so-called' benefits of working with Saudi Arabia: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/29/uk-and-saudi-arabia-in-secret-deal-over-human-rights-council-place …
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