Another lever to consider, rather than ‘punish government for cutting aid’, is ‘telling the government that effectiveness matters to me when they decide what to cut’. Don’t know how to compare those.
If I’d given more thought to the draft letter, I might have said more on this.
I’m conscious that Jenny Chapman (who is taking over from Anneliese Dodds as Development minister) doesn’t seem to have much background in development.
If someone wrote an email which conveyed acceptance of the reality (cuts are going to happen, whether I like it or not), and which suggested that effectiveness matters, this might be viewed as a much more constructive email, which might land better and be more influential.
Good point here:
If I’d given more thought to the draft letter, I might have said more on this.
I’m conscious that Jenny Chapman (who is taking over from Anneliese Dodds as Development minister) doesn’t seem to have much background in development.
If someone wrote an email which conveyed acceptance of the reality (cuts are going to happen, whether I like it or not), and which suggested that effectiveness matters, this might be viewed as a much more constructive email, which might land better and be more influential.