Bono campaign group accuses UK of wasting international aid budget
Campaign group One, founded by U2 frontman, is calling for a reorganisation of aid spending.
A development campaign group founded by Bono has accused the UK government of wasting a large chunk of its international aid budget and called for spending on overseas assistance to be cut by £1.6bn.
In a report that echoes criticisms by some Conservative MPs, the U2 singer’s One campaign said there was too much spending on projects that failed to reduce poverty.
The campaign, which was founded by Bono and the activist Bobby Shriver in 2004, said the forthcoming recession as a result of the Covid-19 crisis meant the aid budget was bound to shrink and it was important that the least effective schemes be cut so that spending could be focused in areas such as health and education.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/13/uk-government-accused-wasting-international-aid-budget-one-campaign-bono
Bono the hypocrite would know all about ineffective charitable spending. Start by shutting One down then, be an example.