... one set of groups who support the idea of aid. There are various charities, aid agencies and pressure groups involved. They say that aid is necessary to combat poverty and they see this as a major achievement since 1950. While they support the idea of aid they are critical of its actual application and the particular way the amount committed to aid by the UK government has been cut in recent years, and the way aid has been guided by immediate political interests. They call for long-term aid, which is primarily based on helping everyone. They have also set targets they would like to government to meet such as to increase aid to 0.7% of Gross National Product, they also want a greater focus on poverty relief and steps to make sure that these policies are applied across all governmental organisations. Other sources of capital is that brought by Trans-national ...

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