Ehwi, who lives with his wife and young daughter in Cambridge, sends money to Ghana, and is facing the squeeze. His monthly electricity bill has more than doubled, and he has had to limit the amount he spends on “luxuries” such as taking his wife out to eat.
“The frequency I’m sending money home is increasing because the economic situation in Ghana is worse than the UK … [but] I’ve received practically nothing to help deal with the cost of living here.”
Because why should they, if you have enough excess cash to send it to people abroad, rather than spending it in this country?
“Sending money home is something I have to do, it’s not an ‘I would like to do this,’” says Toyin Oshinowo. A project manager who moved to the UK from Nigeria when she was one, Oshinowo, 42, remits money between her “two homes” to support friends and family and pay bills in Nigeria.
One year old. And as soon as she starts earning, she's expected to support moochers abroad. Christ, what a 'culture'...
Those flows of money are hugely important for developing economies, vastly outweighing foreign aid sent by governments.
Let's stop all foreign aid then! It clearly isn't needed.