Month: September 2011
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Douglas Alexander’s Speech to Labour Party Conference
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander’s Speech to Labour Party Conference Thank you for that welcome. Conference. We gather here in Liverpool after a year of extraordinary change across the world. In the last year, the Arab Spring has seen the downfall of old autocrats and old assumptions. When Ed Miliband gave me this job in…
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The best form of defence is…development?
Very strong speech today by Jim Murphy MP on why Labour is the party of the armed forces – but also why development is central to defence policy. “…I want to tell you what can often be the most effective defence policy – and it’s not always a new piece of military hardware. It is…
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Harriet Harman’s Speech to Labour Party Conference
Extracts from Harriet Harman, Shadow Minister for International Development speech to Labour Party Conference Our aid matters. It matters to the girls in Afghanistan – who go to school now. It matters to the villagers in Pakistan whose homes were swept away by the flood – who are getting shelter now. It matters to the Sierra…
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LCID @ Labour Conference
The Labour Campaign for International Development is off to Liverpool for Conference next week and we hope to see you at one of our events. On Tuesday, we’re delighted to announce that the Co-operative Party are holding their Annual Conference Reception in association with LCID. The event will be helping to raise funds in support of the Sewn Up campaign…
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Harman – International community must respond to Pakistan floods
Responding to recent flooding in Pakistan, Harriet Harman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development has released the following statement; “These devastating floods are causing more suffering for people who were still recovering from the floods of 2010. For the second time, many have lost their homes and the crops and livestock they depend…
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Low-cost healthcare technology for the world’s poorest
Charlie Samuda likes Mark Lazarowicz’ speech on healthcare innovation for developing countries. In a recent speech to the Institute of Medical Engineers Mark Lazarowicz MP called for a focus on affordable and innovative healthcare solutions for the benefit of the world’s poorest. The shadow development minister cited examples of life saving simple, low-cost medical advances…
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BAE Systems repay £29.5m to Tanzania Government after Hugh Bayley’s campaign
Hugh Bayley MP, a member of the international development select committee, has succeeded in pushing defence firm BAE system into returning £29.5m to the Tanzia government following their controversial overpayment for a radar system. The Labour MP for York central has put out a statement welcoming BAE Systems’ belated confirmation that it will repay the Tanzanian…
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Why we still need International Literacy Day
Alex Canfor-Dumas writes for LCID to mark International Literacy Day which was last Thursday (8th September) It is a day on which the world should recognise both how far it has come, and what a very, very long way it has still to go. In 1950, nearly half the world’s adult population was unable to…
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The famine in the Horn of Africa is causing suffering for millions of people and is set to get worse – Harman
Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister has published a report based on a recent visit to the Dadaab refugee camp and severely drought-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa with Islamic Relief: “The famine in the Horn of Africa is causing suffering for millions of people and is…
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LCID’s submission to the Labour Party Policy Review
We hope you enjoyed the summer break. Over the summer, LCID has contributed to the Labour Party International Development Policy Review. In addition to our membership of the ‘Beyond Governments’ task force, we also submitted a submission to the main working group. Download and read LCID’s submission by clicking here. We believe Labour’s next development policy…
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