Month: May 2011
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Gordon Brown: Education for All would increase growth by 2%
Gordon Brown has authored a major new report on education and growth “Education For All; Beating Poverty, Unlocking Prosperity.” The report was launched today in South Africa with Graça Machel, Gordon’s co-convenor of the Global Campaign for Education’s High Level Panel. The report’s findings are that a renewed global commitment to education will: • Increase economic growth in the poorest countries…
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Harriet Harman responds to Liam Fox’s letter
Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, in response to Liam Fox’s letter to David Cameron on overseas aid, said: “The commitment to increase overseas aid spending to 0.7% of GNI by 2013 was a manifesto commitment by the Tories and the Lib Dems and was repeated in the coalition agreement. It must not…
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The Fox that needs controlling
Liam Fox’s attempt to dump a Conservative manifesto and Coalition agreement commitment by stealth is reckless and threatens the proper functioning of the Cabinet. The promise to legislate Britain’s 0.7% aid spending is clearly in DFID’s 2011 business plan and is an article of faith for the government’s overseas development policy. On October 19th The…
Labour Campaign for International Development 