Tag: international development
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International Development at #Lab10 Conference – Monday 27th
International Development will get its moment in the spotlight this morning when Shadow Secretary of State, Douglas Alexander MP addresses conference as part of the Britain in the World plenary session (Conference Hall from 9am). Once the speeches are over lunchtime has a solidarity theme to it, with Parliamentary Friends of Colombia hosting Colombia: The…
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International Development at #Lab10 Conference – Sunday 26th
The fringe programme kicks off and the highlight for LCID is Fighting Poverty in the ‘No-Money era’: Could Robin Hood protect the poor and the Planet? Hosted by Oxfam and the TUC at 6pm in Manchester Central, Central 4. LCID has been campaigning in support of a Robin Hood Tax for the last year, and…
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Could the Government be about to destroy the International Development Act?
By Margaret Dantas Araujo Some of the UK’s biggest charities, Oxfam, CAFOD, and Save the Children, have publically raised concerns about the growing threat of securitisation of the aid budget. The use of aid for political reasons would be in direct contravention of the International Development Act 2002. The act, explicitly states, (1)The Secretary of…
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Is economic success masking political fault lines in Rwanda?
By Lee Butcher Lee Butcher is a Researcher in the House of Commons for a Labour MP – all points expressed are done so in a personal capacity. In this post, Lee explores whether economic reform is outpacing political reform in Rwanda. The concerns raised by the recent re-election of President Kagame in Rwanda and…
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Conservatives plan foreign office raid on DfID
By Margaret Dantas Araujo Poverty reduction in the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries is best achieved when DfID is directing the deployment of our aid budget. However, yet another leaked memo has shed light on Tory intentions to bring Dfid cash under the control of the Foreign Office by requesting that UK security be…
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All the leadership videos, here, in one place…
Over the past few days, we’ve released videos of each of the Labour leadership candidates answering your questions. Here are the videos again, in one article. Don’t forget to comment at the bottom of the page and tell us what you think of their answers. Could they be better? Do you think the candidates have…
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Watch: LCID Interviews Ed Miliband
Today is the last day in our series of Labour Leadership videos. Each of the candidates has answered your questions on camera. Today hear from Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change. What do you think about his answers? What else would you ask the Labour Leadership candidates? If you’ve still…
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Watch: Diane Abbott speaks to LCID
Every day this week, we’re showing you the answers that the Labour Leadership candidates gave to your questions. Today hear from Diane Abbott MP. We apologise for the error in the sound quality – a full transcript is below. What do you think about her answers? What else would you ask her? Let us know…
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Watch: Andy Burnham interviewed by LCID
Every day this week, we’re showing you the answers that the Labour Leadership candidates gave to your questions. Today hear from Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary. What do you think about his answers? What else would you ask him? Let us know by posting your comments. Every day this week, we’ll be adding a video…
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Watch: Ed Balls answers your questions
Every day this week, we’re showing you the answers that the Labour Leadership candidates gave to your questions. Next up is Ed Balls, Shadow Education Secretary. What do you think about his answers? What else would you ask him? Let us know by posting your comments. Every day this week, we’ll be adding a video…
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