Author: David Taylor
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NGO Experts say Tory claims on tackling global poverty ring hollow
As published in The Observer today As practitioners in the field of international development, we write to challenge the claims that there is a consensus between the parties when it comes to tackling global poverty. Take the issue of promises on aid. The welcome shift in Conservative policy to back the 0.7% promise in 2005…
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Gordon: Our commitment to making poverty history
Here is a quick message from Gordon Brown from Labour’s blog on the campaign trail: “One part of Labour’s record that has inspired a lot of young people in particular is our commitment to making poverty history. I have given a number of speeches about that over the years, but today I did another GB on…
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Vultures Bill is now law!
UK becomes first country to ban ‘Third World Debt’ profiteering in final hours of Parliamentary session A landmark bill to protect the poorest countries in the world from profiteering by so-called vulture funds became law today after passing in the House of Lords during the ‘wash-up’ at the end of the Parliamentary session. The successful…
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Labour commits to Vultures Debt Relief Bill in manifesto
The Labour Party has announced that the election manifesto will include a clear commitment to introduce tough new legislation on vulture funds early in the next Parliament. A few weeks ago, Labour MPs Andrew Gwynne & Sally Keeble introduced his Private Members Bill to tackle Vulture Funds once and for all. With the support of…
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Profile: Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Poplar & Limehouse
On the 20th of March, LCID campaigned with the Minister for Food, Farming and the Environment Jim Fitzpatrick. Jim is Labour’s PPC in the Poplar and Limehouse constituency in East London, which has a very high Bangladeshi population. Jim has an outstanding record on development issues in Bangladesh, where he visits annually with his wife,…
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Cameron MEP’s extraordinary rant against Robin Hood tax
Left Foot Forward reported on Friday this extraordinary rant against the Robin Hood Tax: One of David Cameron’s MEPs has launched an extraordinary attack on the Robin Hood Tax,hailed as a tax on bankers that would give billions to tackle poverty and climate change, in Britain and abroad, raising hundreds of billions each year. Tory MEP…
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Being positive – response to latest Conservative attack on Brown
Following today’s posters personally attacking Gordon Brown from the Conservatives, we thought we’d respond with a more positive message.
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LCID reacts to the 2010 Budget
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling today delivered the final budget before the election – and Britain has kept its promise to the worlds’ poorest. The Department for International Development will have a budget of £7.8billion in the next financial year, up from £6.3billion in 2009-10. This £1.5 billion increase will provide vital…
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Tory front bench ruin Debt Bill – co-sign our letter to Cameron
On Friday, the Conservative party scuppered a bill by Labour MPs on Debt Relief. The Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill was being taken through its report and third reading stages today by Sally Keeble MP after the bill’s promoter Andrew Gwynne, became ill. A cross party consensus had been agreed at committee stage of the…
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TUC marks International Women’s Day with celebratory dinner
The Trade Union Congress marked the 100th International Women’s Day with a celebration of women through music, poetry, comedy and speech. Speakers included Frances O’Grady, Maria Eagle, Bonnie Greer and Hariyatu Bangura, an inspirational women’s leader for the Western Region of Sierra Leone Teacher’s Union. The evening jumped between hip hop, soul, poetry, an ironing…
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