Tag: douglas alexander
-
Douglas Alexander speaks at Labour Campaign for International Development Launch
Last night, the Labour Campaign for International Development officially launched at an event at the House of Commons, with an impressive audience of politicians, the international development sector and party activists. There was only room to stand as Secretary of State Douglas Alexander began his keynote speech, with Minister Mike Foster also taking questions and
-
LCID Launch Tonight!
Later today, the Labour Campaign for International Development will have its official launch in an event at the House of Commons. This is an exciting day for LCID: we have already begun the debate about International Development on this website and now we have the chance to push forward, to gain support for a progressive,
-
Haiti Humanitarian Relief Trebled
International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander, has announced that the Labour Government will treble its funding for humanitarian relief in response to the Haiti earthquake. Based on assessments on the scale of the disaster, aid will rise from 10 to 30 million dollars. The additional 20 million dollars will be put to work providing further relief
-
LCID to formally launch next month – come to our launch event
Labour’s transformed the lives of many people in the last decade, and nowhere has the impact of a Labour Government been more acutely felt than in international development. For many of us, eradicating poverty is the reason we joined the Labour Party, and there is much to be proud of. Since 1997, Labour has helped
-
Come along to our Launch event with Douglas Alexander!
At the Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday 02 February at 7pm, we will formally launch the Labour Campaign for International Development group. Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, will give a speech and answer your questions. The event will take place in the Wilson Room in Portcullis House at the Houses of Parliament.
-
Douglas Alexander on Copenhagen – Progress Article
Article by Douglas Alexander on Copenhagen for Progress. For the world’s poor an agreement in Copenhagen is not a window of opportunity but a window of necessity Last weekend tens of thousands of progressives took to the streets in London, Glasgow and Belfast and this weekend the Global Day of Action showed again the strength
-
Have a break, have a [Fairtrade] Kit Kat
Great news today as Kit Kat, Britain’s biggest selling chocolate biscuit, will go Fairtrade from January. About 1 billion Kit Kats are sold every year in the UK and the switch is set to guarantee a better deal for more than 6,000 Ivorian cocoa farmers. Gareth Thomas MP, our Trade & Development Minister said: “I
-
Reflection on Beyond Copenhagen talk
With little over a week until one of the defining moments of our generation, the Copenhagen summit, a meeting of importance difficult to overplay, tensions are high and nerves fragile. World leaders and the international community face a unique moment to rise to the challenge and set out a strong message on climate change. With
-
Talk tonight on Beyond Copenhagen with Douglas Alexander, Oxfam & Greenpeace
What: “Beyond Copenhagen” Talk by Compass When: 19:00 to 20:30, Tonight Where: Houses of Parliament Tonight there will be a talk by the Labour pressure group Compass on where next after the climate change talks in Copenhagen. Douglas Alexander & Oxfam’s Campaigns & Policy Director Phil Bloomer will be on the panel, so it should
-
Douglas Alexander launches advent calendar
Douglas Alexander, Desmond Tutu & the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu today launched the Church of England’s 2009 online Advent calendar. The online Advent calendar encourages people to take time out to slow down and consider your lifestyle (such as buying Fairtrade!) with daily challenges and thoughts. The website contains a range of reflections,
Labour Campaign for International Development 