Month: April 2010
-
Labour’s Manifesto on International Development
Extract from Labour’s manifesto The global poverty emergency: our moral duty, our common interest Labour’s international leadership on development has helped transform the lives of millions across the world. Yet too many people still live in extreme poverty, die from treatable diseases, or are denied the chance to go to school. We will lead an…
-
NGO Experts say Tory claims on tackling global poverty ring hollow
As published in The Observer today As practitioners in the field of international development, we write to challenge the claims that there is a consensus between the parties when it comes to tackling global poverty. Take the issue of promises on aid. The welcome shift in Conservative policy to back the 0.7% promise in 2005…
-
Gordon: Our commitment to making poverty history
Here is a quick message from Gordon Brown from Labour’s blog on the campaign trail: “One part of Labour’s record that has inspired a lot of young people in particular is our commitment to making poverty history. I have given a number of speeches about that over the years, but today I did another GB on…
-
Getting international development on the agenda and into the election debates…
Last night, LCID attended the launch of ONE Vote 2010, which heralds yet more exciting news for the profile of development issues in the election. It’s a campaign from anti-poverty group ONE based on their innovative work during the last American elections. They are asking voters to use social media to engage local candidates and…
-
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through….Hyde Park!
Speaker’s Corner is a famed place for freedom of speech, where the good, the bad and the ugly have all enjoyed the freedom to speak openly about their passions, causes and beliefs. On the very sunny Saturday just gone, LCID went down to hear Robin Hood and a Banker battle it out on soapboxes –…
-
Vultures Bill is now law!
UK becomes first country to ban ‘Third World Debt’ profiteering in final hours of Parliamentary session A landmark bill to protect the poorest countries in the world from profiteering by so-called vulture funds became law today after passing in the House of Lords during the ‘wash-up’ at the end of the Parliamentary session. The successful…
-
Labour commits to Vultures Debt Relief Bill in manifesto
The Labour Party has announced that the election manifesto will include a clear commitment to introduce tough new legislation on vulture funds early in the next Parliament. A few weeks ago, Labour MPs Andrew Gwynne & Sally Keeble introduced his Private Members Bill to tackle Vulture Funds once and for all. With the support of…
Labour Campaign for International Development 