The amount Britain spends on foreign aid has shrunk. Paltry growth and a cost-of-living squeeze at home are part of the explanation https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/03/26/britains-foreign-aid-morphs-from-open-handed-to-hard-headed?taid=69c8bb395a6fb6000140de9a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante