Author: mrtombaker
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Ivan Lewis on the Busan Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Shadow Secretary for International Development, Ivan Lewis, writes in the Guardian today about the Busan Summit on Aid Effectiveness. He argues; As world leaders, including the UK’s international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, meet in Busan for the fourth high-level forum on aid effectiveness, it is apparent that clear-minded coalitions and strong political leadership are essential if there…
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Ivan Lewis – Britain should be proud of the progress made in battling pneumonia
Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, writes for Left Foot Forward today on a visit to Bangladesh to see how UK aid is delivering value for money, concrete results and saving lives Today is World Pneumonia Day and I am in Bangladesh to witness firsthand the UK supported healthcare programs that…
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Unite General Secretary says ‘Time to Fix the System’
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite has written of his support for a Robin Hood Tax. The Robin Hood tax is a simple idea; the financial sector was instrumental in causing the greatest recession in a generation, so it’s about time it paid its fair share in sorting out the mess that has been created.…
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Ivan Lewis – ‘a new agenda for development rooted in our values of social justice’
Ivan Lewis MP, who was recently appointed as Shadow International Development Minister, writes in The Guardian today on his excitement at taking up his new role. Saying that social justice and development are central to Labour’s values, and how Labour’s vision for the future will be different from the Tories who see aid as charity, and arguing that…
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Why we need to stand in solidarity with Afghan women
Kate Hughes, campaigner for the Rights in Crisis Team at Oxfam write for us. Ten years ago, Afghan women were promised a bright future. After decades of civil war, and repressive Taliban rule, they have entered a new era in which they are once again able to work, send their daughters to school, and even…
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Taxing times: is anything wrong with tax avoidance?
Joe Stead, Economic Justice Adviser – Christian Aid writes on a discussion on tax, tax avoidance and efforts to fight global poverty held at Labour Party Conference at the end of September. Now more than ever tax is a hot topic of political discussion, but being a hot topic can usually reduce discussion to a…
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Our #BAD11 contribution – How could a UK forest company be keeping people hungry in Uganda?
LCID member Serena O’Sullivan writes for us on World Food Day Today, October 16th 2011, is World Food Day. And it coincides with Blog Action Day (or #BAD11 for tweeters) – 24 hours of social action by bloggers around the world, who write on a different subject every year, this year being FOOD. A happy…
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Shamed by our government at the ILO
Sam Gurney is a worker member of the ILO governing body and a London regional rep on National Policy Forum and Britain in the World Policy Commission. The 4th World Day for Decent Work will be marked by events around the globe on October 7th. Decent Work is the concept developed by the International Labour…
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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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Labour launches International Development Policy Review
Today Labour launches its International Development policy review. The review is made up of one working group which will oversee the process and advise the Shadow International Development team and six taskforces working on specific development issues. Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, said: “The Labour Party’s commitment to reducing poverty in the…
Labour Campaign for International Development 