Tag: gordon brown
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G8 Summit: Gordon Brown worked harder than David Cameron – and at the G8, it shows
In today’s Telegraph, Kirsty McNeill, LCID Advisory Board Co-Chair, contrasts the Cameron’s weak efforts at this year’s G8 with the achievements of Blair and Brown at previous summits: Since the UK last hosted the G8 in 2005, the keys to Downing Street have changed hands twice – once to an occupant who was in his
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Gordon Brown: Education for All would increase growth by 2%
Gordon Brown has authored a major new report on education and growth “Education For All; Beating Poverty, Unlocking Prosperity.” The report was launched today in South Africa with Graça Machel, Gordon’s co-convenor of the Global Campaign for Education’s High Level Panel. The report’s findings are that a renewed global commitment to education will: • Increase economic growth in the poorest countries
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An Obama blockbuster, a Remastered Brown, and a Clegg B-Movie
First published on Left Foot Forward, the UK’s top left wing blog, where LCID is a regular contributor. It is difficult to get excited about a United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals. Difficult when we know, before a single delegate set foot off the plane in New York, that the goals are massively
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Brown calls for new focus on African growth – and a mass roll out of broadband Internet
First published on Labour List Gordon Brown yesterday used his first major speech since leaving office to discuss the issue that has inspired him since childhood – development in Africa. In a speech to African Union leaders at their summit in Kampala, Gordon Brown called for a new approach to growth and aid on the continent.
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Vote 2010: International development – A big choice election
First published on Left Foot Forward. International development has not grabbed the headlines in this election – and that’s a great shame, because not only has it meant a worrying lack of scrutiny of the Conservative Party’s aid policies, but it has hidden from view one of Labour’s most progressive and positive achievements of the last
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Labour’s Manifesto on International Development
Extract from Labour’s manifesto The global poverty emergency: our moral duty, our common interest Labour’s international leadership on development has helped transform the lives of millions across the world. Yet too many people still live in extreme poverty, die from treatable diseases, or are denied the chance to go to school. We will lead an
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Gordon: Our commitment to making poverty history
Here is a quick message from Gordon Brown from Labour’s blog on the campaign trail: “One part of Labour’s record that has inspired a lot of young people in particular is our commitment to making poverty history. I have given a number of speeches about that over the years, but today I did another GB on
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Being positive – response to latest Conservative attack on Brown
Following today’s posters personally attacking Gordon Brown from the Conservatives, we thought we’d respond with a more positive message.
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LCID attends Rankin exhibition at 10 Downing Street
David and I were delighted that LCID were invited to 10 Downing Street to look at an exhibition by the photographer Rankin on his pictures from the DRC. The event was attended by charities, NGOs and publications looking to write a piece with a development slant. It was great to meet everyone and get a
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Global Summit on Education to be held during World Cup
The Prime Minister and Sarah Brown welcomed President Zuma and his wife to Number 10. During the visit they met representatives from the charity 1Goal – education for all – including Steven Gerrard and South African Football Captain Aaron Mokoena. It was announed at the meeting that South Africa will host a global summit on
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