Aid spending has hit health and education | Letters

Just what is it about the UK's experience on international aid that Larry Elliott thinks we should be "proud of" (A strange silence about a story to be proud of, 13 April)? Yes, more money is being spent - a 50% real increase over the course of this parliament - but has it made the world a better place? There is no convincing evidence. On the contrary, repeated reports paint a picture of DfID failures and an organisation in a heightened state of dysfunctionality.

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