Aid is a rare area where even international observers think the UK's approach is world-beating - @JohnCassonUK
'Merging DFID into the FCO risks squandering and vandalizing a national asset, not unleashing it, and at a time when the pandemic will push millions into poverty.'
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There is nothing wrong with trying to get more out of the aid budget but, without a clear, consistent vision of Britain’s place in the world, merging DFID will be a damaging stunt and distraction.
Read @JohnCassonUK's analysis on the @DFID_UK merger
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