Author: David Taylor
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Why did DfID spend £2m on the Pope’s visit to the UK?
This article first appeared on Left Foot Forward. A Written Ministerial Statement today reveals that the Department for International Development (DfID) spent nearly £2m on the Pope’s successful visit to the UK. The document states that £1.85m was transferred to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office “in respect of the papal visit.” This follows a written Parliamentary Answer by Lord Sassoon…
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Harriet Harman responds to the Comprehensive Spending Review
Statement from Harriet Harman, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, on the Comprehensive Spending Review: “We welcome the government’s commitment to continue with Labour’s target of 0.7% of GNI on overseas aid from 2013 but freezing the percentage of aid for two years will inevitably beg the question about whether they will deliver…
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Congratulations to Harriet Harman
The Labour Campaign for International Development warmly welcomes Harriet Harman to the post of Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. We look forward to doing what ever we can to support her in holding the Coalition Government to account. To have the Deputy Leader of our Party take on this role shows the importance…
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Co-sign our Letter to Ed Miliband!
LCID is writing a letter letter to Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as the new Leader of the Labour Party – and we would like you to co-sign it. From his time as Climate Change Secretary, and in his video interview with LCID, we know that Ed is a strong advocate of international development – so…
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Douglas Alexander: Responsibility to the poor: a matter of justice, not charity
Next week Douglas Alexander is publishing a new pamphlet with the Foreign Policy Centre – today read this preview on The Guardian’s Development site. Clear, progressive principles must underpin the development community’s handling of state fragility, poverty and inequality Human history does not always advance at a steady and inevitable pace. Some years, whether…
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Is it time for the Lions to replace the Tigers?
The horrific attacks in Nigeria prevented Gordon Brown from making his second appearance in Africa since the General Election last week. However, his work on African development issues is clearly set to be central to the rest of his career. Here Joe Powell, writing for The Independent magazine in Uganda, urges Brown to put job creation…
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International Development at #Lab10
Labour Party Conference 2010 saw LCID out in force, popping along to as many events as we could in our t-shirts and signing more people up. Here are a few highlights. First was the election of former Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband as Labour Leader. His personal commitment to the issue was evident when we…
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An Obama blockbuster, a Remastered Brown, and a Clegg B-Movie
First published on Left Foot Forward, the UK’s top left wing blog, where LCID is a regular contributor. It is difficult to get excited about a United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals. Difficult when we know, before a single delegate set foot off the plane in New York, that the goals are massively…
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One World Action: More Women More Power
by Marie Birchall, One World Action Did you know that 70 per cent of the world’s poorest people are women? And that despite doing more than two thirds of the world’s work, women only receive ten per cent of the world’s income and own less than one per cent of the world’s property? Here at…
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Anthony Painter: Does aid work?
Renowned Labour blogger Anthony Painter has been blogging from the UN Summit on the MDGs this week. We are pleased to carry his post here. A blog on the UN Millennium Development Goal Summit should start with a call to arms. You know the type of thing. We are at a crossroads. It’s now or…
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