Month: May 2013
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Ivan Lewis MP response to the UN High Level Panel’s Report on the Post-2015 Agenda
Ivan Lewis MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, in response to the UN High Level Panel’s Report on the Post-2015 Agenda said: “I welcome many of the recommendations in the UN High Level panel’s report. Especially the objective to end extreme poverty by 2030 and the bringing together of the sustainability and poverty reduction…
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We have a once in a generation chance to tackle inequality. Cameron is letting his values stymie the debate
LCID Statement on the High Level Panel report on the Post-2015 agenda: The High Level Panel report sets no goal for reducing income inequality – and we know that Cameron fought against this consistently The failure to tackle inequality was one of the key failings of the last development goals The world’s 100 richest people…
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Oxfam calls for tougher laws on tax havens
Oxfam yesterday urged the Government to crack down on tax havens used by British citizens. The charity estimates that one third of the $18.5 trillion that is being held in tax havens is held in a British Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency. Oxfam suggests the money recouped following tougher laws on tax avoidance could be…
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Labour’s Post-2015 Vision: Equality 2030
Here is the full text from Ivan Lewis’s speech yesterday: Thank you for the introduction Ben and the Bond Beyond 2015 UK Group for hostingthis event and all of you for turning up this afternoon. When I made my speech at CAFOD in January I laid down some key elements of Labour’s vision for the…
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Judith Hart Remembered
On Friday 3 May, the Popinjay Hotel, Rosebank, in the Clyde Valley, was the venue for the 4th Judith Hart Memorial Lecture Dinner. This year the lecture was given by Rt. Hon Douglas Alexander MP, the Shadow Foreign Secretary. The first memorial lecture in 2007 was by Lord George Robertson, followed by the Rt. Hon Harriet Harman…
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LCID make a new friend at Progress Conference 2013
Members of the LCID Exec team were delighted to welcome Peter Mandelson to their stall at yesterday’s Progress Conference. The former Trade Minister (and Labour Party legend) spoke of the importance of international development on UK trade. The team had a really successful day, gathering lots of interest in the campaign and new…
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The G8 is all talk on human rights and development
As G8 foreign ministers met in London last month, two issues dominated discussions – Syria and North Korea. Much was spoken about both, but not a whole lot agreed about either. Much too was spoken about human rights. The post-meet communiqué is littered with joint commitments about bolstering human rights from Africa to Asia, and…
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Energy poor people in energy rich countries must have improved access to fuel
When you got up this morning you probably switched on the light, went into the kitchen and popped something into the microwave or onto the stove. But, have you ever stopped to think that what you would do if you didn’t have electricity or gas? For 40% of the world’s population, their day started at…
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Enshrining 0.7% into law. If Not Now, When?
Today’s Queen Speech did not include a commitment to legislate for the 0.7% development target to become law. The omission is despite the promise in the Coalition Agreement to do just that. In fact, the Tories went one step further in their Manifesto and pledged to “legislate in the first session of a new Parliament…
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Hunger Hurts
£10, 2 people, 5 days – last Sunday my husband and I headed to Asda with £1 to spend on our food & drink each day for the week. Yes, it was the Live Below The Line challenge this week organised by the Global Poverty Project (www.livebelowtheline.com/uk) and I have learnt far more from it than…
Labour Campaign for International Development 