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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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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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Why lives depend on more dirty politics
LCID member Steve Cockburn’s article for Progress on World Water Day, arguing that we’ve failed to learn the lessons of Victorian Britain when it comes to improving health in the world’s poorest countries. Original article here. If ever asked to explain the value of politics and popular campaigning in improving people’s welfare, two historical examples…
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LCID helping out in Poplar and Limehouse!
LCID will be joining Jim Fitzpatrick and his team in Poplar and Limehouse on Saturday 20th March. We will be meeting at 10.30am at Devons Road DLR station for campaigning and then will break for lunch together. It promises to be a really fun day knocking on doors, enjoying a lunch together and hopefully all…
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Election Events for your diary!
LCID Election Events With the election just around the corner, LCID is putting on a number of events to help support Labour MPs. We’ll be supporting MPs who have done a lot on development, as well as MPs in seats where development may be an important electoral issue. Please put the following dates in your…
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LCID manifesto submission: fighting poverty in a 4th term
Labour Campaign for International Development has now formally submitted its policy paper to Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and coordinator of the Labour’s forthcoming General Election Manifesto. While noting the progress made by successive Labour Governments, we call for Labour to meet and exceed its commitments to the world’s…
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After Uganda, a new global front for equalities?
Below is an article from LCID member Steve Cockburn on Progress Online – see original post As a petition is handed to the speaker of the Ugandan parliament today against an anti-gay bill what else can Britain do to stand up for LGBT rights across the globe? Eight years ago I fell in love with…
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International Women’s Day TUC Event
It is almost time for this year’s International Women’s Day (held on the 8th March each year), a day on which a huge many events are held throughout the world: to celebrate the achievements of women, to encourage further action as well as being a day which signals solidarity with other women throughout the globe.…
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LCID backs the Robin Hood Tax
Today sees the launch of the Robin Hood Tax campaign by many of the key organisations responsible for the Make Poverty History campaign 5 years ago, including Oxfam, the TUC, ActionAid and Save the Children, backed by Comic Relief founder and film maker Richard Curtis. LCID would like to urge all party members to get behind…
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What is a “socialist Anne Robinson with pom-poms” when it’s at home?
Review of our Launch for Progress Online by LCID exec member and anti-poverty campaigner Steve Cockburn With a deficit to reduce and public services to protect, why should progressives care about Labour’s commitment to increase aid and work to end global poverty? The answer at the launch of the Labour Campaign for International Development last…
Labour Campaign for International Development 