12-09-2017 19:14 via theguardian.com

Hurricane Irma has devastated British territories – so why such little aid? | Rupert Jones

The £32m pledged by the UK government is a drop in the ocean. If Britain wants to distance itself from perceived tax havens, now is hardly the timeHurricane Irma, now seemingly in its final throes, has shattered Caribbean islands for which the UK is ultimately responsible. The government now appears to be taking that responsibility more seriously: the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson said he will spend the coming days visiting the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Anguilla, two of the Briti
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