In open letter to PM,more than 120 leading economists including former UN and World Bank officials say UK can do far moreMore than 120 leading economists, among them former government, and UN and World Bank officials,maintain lambasted the UK government’s response to the refugee crisis, calling it seriously inadequate, and morally unacceptable and economically wrong.
In an open letter to David Cameron,the economists argue that as the world’s fifth-largest economy, the UK “can do far more” and are calling on the government to recall a “impartial and proportionate share of refugees, and both those already within the EU and those still external it”. Related: Syrian children need an education rich countries must give $1.4bn to fund it | Malala Yousafzai and Muzoon Almellehan Related: Europe’s immigration bind: how to act morally while heeding the will of its people | Kenan Malik Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com