Author: timnicholls
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What would you ask the Labour leadership candidates?
LCID wants to know what you would ask the Labour leadership candidates about. Over the next few weeks, we will be filming the candidates answering the questions that you have put to them. But we need to know what you think Labour’s next leader’s priorities should be. We will be premiering our video hustings in…
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Foreign Office “planning a raid on DfID’s cash and on its turf”
The Financial Times website today carries a disturbing story on the future of DfID funding. This comes just weeks after an election when the now-Government pledged to ringfence DfID funding and that principle’s affirmation in the Coalition Document. According to Sue Cameron at the FT, the Foreign Office is “planning a raid on [DfID’s] cash…
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Read Douglas Alexander’s speech to LCID
On Tuesday 29 June, Douglas Alexander spoke at an LCID event about the future of International Development. You can read the full text of his speech here: “Thank you David for that kind introduction – and for the valuable work you and other members of the Labour Campaign for International Development have undertaken in recent…
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The Jabulani ball epitomises the World Cup’s legacy for Africa
In awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, FIFA hoped it would allow the tournament to provide a lasting sporting legacy for the wider continent. The experience of the Jabulani ball not only contradicts this belief but also brings into question FIFA’s wider claims to being a socially responsible organisation. A recent report by…
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The Tories should introduce the Robin Hood Tax if they truly want to help the poor
The emergency budget is to be on June 22 and David Cameron has already begun to try and soften the ground. The pain, he states, will be felt by everyone. This is worrying and could be avoided by the introduction of the Robin Hood Tax, says the ippr. One of the ways of raising much…
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Fantastic opportunity to visit South Africa with ACTSA
Are you an active member in a youth or student movement? Are you interested in Southern Africa Issues? Action For Southern Africa want you to be part of their 2010 Youth and Student Delegation to South Africa. You will gain an in-depth knowledge on Education issues, HIV/AIDS, Civil Society, South Africa Government, South Africa’s relations…
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Check out ACTSA’s World Cup actions
The World Cup is on the very near horizon and brings with it more than just the promise of good football. This tournament, which begins in a fortnight, will be held in South Africa and is the largest tournament ever held on African soil. There is more to this World Cup than football. Though South…
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Getting international development on the agenda and into the election debates…
Last night, LCID attended the launch of ONE Vote 2010, which heralds yet more exciting news for the profile of development issues in the election. It’s a campaign from anti-poverty group ONE based on their innovative work during the last American elections. They are asking voters to use social media to engage local candidates and…
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Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through….Hyde Park!
Speaker’s Corner is a famed place for freedom of speech, where the good, the bad and the ugly have all enjoyed the freedom to speak openly about their passions, causes and beliefs. On the very sunny Saturday just gone, LCID went down to hear Robin Hood and a Banker battle it out on soapboxes –…
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LCID in Bristol!
This Thursday, LCID will be holding an event with Bristol West CLP. If you’re heading to Bristol Twestival, why not come along to the Holiday Inn Bar before? If you’re not going to Twestival, come along for the discussion! It will be an informal discussion, so you can join in or ask any questions you…
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