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Join LCID at Conference 2022 + Vote for our motion if a delegate!
[Important: Vote for LCID’s motion in the Priorities Ballot]Good news – thanks to you, our motion on 0.7 and bringing back DFID will be in the ballot to be debated at Conference, into the subject ‘International Development.’ If you are a delegate to Conference, please vote for our motion in the Priorities Ballot, taking place from 10am
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Conference Motion on International Development
CLPs have the opportunity to table motions to be considered at Labour Party Conference 2022, which takes place at the end of September in Liverpool. We are encouraging LCID supporters to table the below motion at their next CLP meeting so we can ensure that Labour continues to strongly support both the 0.7% aid target,
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Ukraine and Progressive Foreign Policy
by Paul Thompson & Frederick Harry Pitts Unless signs of diplomacy or de-escalation prove to be anything more than disinformation or wishful thinking, Western intelligence reports forecast that Russia will imminently continue a new and dangerous phase of its existing war against Ukraine. In spite of the facts on the ground, some on the left,
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Why Britain Can’t Afford to Fall Behind in Africa
Britain’s relationship with Africa matters. The world’s oldest continent, today Africa is also its youngest, with 60% of its population under the age of 25. Its huge potential for growth is underscored by the fact that Africa is currently home to a staggering 8 of the 15 fastest growing economies in the world. With its
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LCID’s Conference Programme
We’re thrilled to give you an update on all of our exciting events we have planned for Labour Party Conference this year! Reception with Bond First up is our annual drinks reception with Bond. This will be an important moment to rally continued support for good quality, poverty focused aid. The reception will explore how
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Motions for Conference
Your CLP will be meeting to discuss motions to put forward to Labour Party Conference later in the month. Local Labour parties can put forward suggested motions to be debated at a national level. If you still have time to suggest a motion, below are two model motions we would encourage you to put forward.
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Afghanistan and Progressive Foreign Policy
Paul Thompson and Frederick Harry Pitts With many in the UK and elsewhere depressed and heartbroken by events in Afghanistan, some quarters of the left have seemingly exulted in the defeat of the US and UK forces and their Afghan allies. For some within the Labour Party and the wider left, there was only one
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Kachin Conflict
The Kachin are a people that inhabit the eponymous Kachin State within Burma. They are a majority Christian people in a majority Buddhist area. The Kachin state is a mountainous area and historically the Kachin have been separate from the majority of Burma. Under the British Empire the Kachin were given a large degree of
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The Time For UK Leadership on Climate Change is Now
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up by the United Nations, with the mandate from governments around the globe to carry out reviews of climate science, which would become the basis for policy and decision making. Thousands of scientists each year contribute to the review and provide a comprehensive overview of the
Labour Campaign for International Development 