iRaven,
"The question we have to ask is - can we justify more cuts to education, health care, road/rail networks and policing? That's why the Nimrod has been chopped , not because of a whim of Dave, Nick and Dr Fox with his Service Chiefs."
No the question we have to ask is "Why do politicians prefer to give UK taxpayer money away in foreign aid (8 billion a year and now to increase to 11 billion a year) to other countries while cutting education, health care, road/rail networks, policing and putting at risk the defence of Britian".
Why is foreign aid ring fenced?
If politicians believe we "as a rich country" should borrow money to then give it away, then let it be for the people to decide by private dotations to charity, not by politicians forcing everyone to contribute to their guilt trip.