Tag: labour
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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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NGO Experts say Tory claims on tackling global poverty ring hollow
As published in The Observer today As practitioners in the field of international development, we write to challenge the claims that there is a consensus between the parties when it comes to tackling global poverty. Take the issue of promises on aid. The welcome shift in Conservative policy to back the 0.7% promise in 2005…
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Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through….Hyde Park!
Speaker’s Corner is a famed place for freedom of speech, where the good, the bad and the ugly have all enjoyed the freedom to speak openly about their passions, causes and beliefs. On the very sunny Saturday just gone, LCID went down to hear Robin Hood and a Banker battle it out on soapboxes –…
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Profile: Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Poplar & Limehouse
On the 20th of March, LCID campaigned with the Minister for Food, Farming and the Environment Jim Fitzpatrick. Jim is Labour’s PPC in the Poplar and Limehouse constituency in East London, which has a very high Bangladeshi population. Jim has an outstanding record on development issues in Bangladesh, where he visits annually with his wife,…
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Phone canvassing with Mike Foster
Come along to Labour Party HQ on Thursday and help us phone-canvass for Worcester MP and International Development Minister, Mike Foster. Please email nick@lcid.org.uk by this Wednesday evening (17 March) to put your name down to come along. We will need to add your name to the list to get past security. If you can’t…
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What has Labour done for Fairtrade?
Today is the first day of the Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 22 February to 7 March. Around the world, millions of lives have been touched, changed and improved by Fairtrade: providing decent earnings to producers in developing countries. This year, the theme of the Fairtrade Fortnight is “The Big Swap”. Think about the products…
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What are your priorities for International Development?
The Labour Party is running a poll on international development. What do you think should be the priorities? You can take part in the poll on the Global Poverty Promise website. Your responses will be sent to the Labour manifesto team so this is a great opportunity to have your voice heard on international development. The…
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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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The Global #changewesee
Over the last two weeks, hundreds of Labour activists have been tweeting about change they’ve seen in their communities. From new schools, to refurbished hospitals, to libraries, to SureStart centres, the campaign has catalogued hundreds of examples of the tangible differences that the Labour government has made in the last 13 years and reminded us of the…
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Supporting Gareth Thomas MP, DfID Minister of State
For the General Election, LCID wants to do its bit to support Labour MPs, be they MPs known for their support of international development, or marginal seats where international development may be of particular importance to voters. This Saturday we went out on the streets of Harrow West to support DfID Minister of State Gareth…
Labour Campaign for International Development 