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The G8 is all talk on human rights and development
As G8 foreign ministers met in London last month, two issues dominated discussions – Syria and North Korea. Much was spoken about both, but not a whole lot agreed about either. Much too was spoken about human rights. The post-meet communiqué is littered with joint commitments about bolstering human rights from Africa to Asia, and…
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Energy poor people in energy rich countries must have improved access to fuel
When you got up this morning you probably switched on the light, went into the kitchen and popped something into the microwave or onto the stove. But, have you ever stopped to think that what you would do if you didn’t have electricity or gas? For 40% of the world’s population, their day started at…
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Enshrining 0.7% into law. If Not Now, When?
Today’s Queen Speech did not include a commitment to legislate for the 0.7% development target to become law. The omission is despite the promise in the Coalition Agreement to do just that. In fact, the Tories went one step further in their Manifesto and pledged to “legislate in the first session of a new Parliament…
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Hunger Hurts
£10, 2 people, 5 days – last Sunday my husband and I headed to Asda with £1 to spend on our food & drink each day for the week. Yes, it was the Live Below The Line challenge this week organised by the Global Poverty Project (www.livebelowtheline.com/uk) and I have learnt far more from it than…
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Ivan Lewis: ‘Justine Greening has some serious questions to answer’
Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to Justine Greening’s claim that the decision to end DfID’s bilateral aid programme to South Africa was agreed by the South African government, said: “Justine Greening has serious questions to answer – her claim that her decision was made with the agreement of her South African…
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Swazi crackdown on the right to organise: Free Maxwell Dlamini
Maxwell Dlamini, Secretary General of the Swaziland Youth Congress was detained last week and has been charged with sedition (actions that are deemed to tend toward insurrection against the government). Maxwell’s arrest follows a number of events over recent years in which student unionists in Swaziland have been unable to carry out their legitimate activities…
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Simple summaries of Your Britain policy papers
Your Britain, Labour’s planning site to get the grassroots involved in policy for 2015, recently published 10 policy papers outlining strategy so far. Two of these were of interest to LCID, so we’ve produced a handy bullet-point summary for our supporters. Click the titles to download the papers from Your Britain. Tax avoidance: tax…
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Scottish Labour supports justice at home and abroad
Scottish Labour Conference sends strong message on Scottish Labour’s support for justice at home and abroad. A packed conference hall in Inverness heard powerful speeches from both Labour Leader Ed Miliband and Scottish Labour Leader, Johann Lamont. While they concentrated on Labour’s commitment to deliver on Social Justice at home, Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander…
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Global injustice of child malnutrition must be tackled
Responding to the launch of UNICEF’s global Child Nutrition Report, Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, has said: UNICEF’s report demonstrates the vital link between the first 1000 days of a child’s life and breaking the cycle of poverty. It is deplorable that in this day and age 2.3 million…
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Response from Ivan Lewis MP on Government announcement on Pakistan aid
Ivan Lewis MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to the findings in the International Development Select Committee’s report on aid to Pakistan, said: “The International Development Select Committee are right to make the link between Pakistan’s tax system and UK aid. “Hard pressed British taxpayers have a right to expect that alongside…
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