WATCHING the CEO of Oxfam, Barbara Stocking on TV I was quite concerned that this country, whose residents have seen their wages cut, hospitals, libraries, shops, police numbers reduced etc, should consider that we should increase our contribution to the overseas aid programme and that it should be enshrined in our laws.

Just what planet does she come from?

Perhaps she could donate some of her salary or do some voluntary work like others instead of asking our over-taxed residents to contribute more to countries, some of which are wealthier than ours and in many cases are governed by despot dictators.

Furthermore, I believe the CEO and the directors of charities should make public the salaries paid to them.

The population would realise just where monies donated are going.

ABB RILEY, Avon Castle Drive, Ringwood