Tag: Tory Threat
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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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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 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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Will Cameron apologise for his visit to apartheid South Africa?
Our latest post for Left Foot Forward. On the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, the Prime Minister said in a statement that Mandela remains an example that gives people the hope to “struggle anew” for “justice and freedom for all”. David Cameron, however, was under pressure to apologise for a visit he made to apartheid
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Tories call Robin Hood tax “hopelessly naive” – despite its backing by world economists
Our latest post for Left Foot Forward. It is just two days since the “Robin Hood” tax launched and already 23,000 people have voted in favour on the campaign’s online poll: 13,000 signed up by email and 21,500 joined the Facebook Fan page. The Financial Times reported yesterday that Gordon Brown believes the IMF will
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Stars launch Global Poverty Promise
Davina McCall, Mariella Frostrup, Annie Lennox, Richard Wilson and Meera Syal are among the big names launching a new poverty campaign today, the fifth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Make Poverty History speech in Trafalgar Square. In a campaign video released today – shown for the first time at LCID’s launch on Monday – the celebrities
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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
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Why do the Tories want to copy Canada on International Development?
It would appear that the Tories are looking across the Atlantic for their ideas, but not to Washington and President Obama, but to Ottawa and the minority government of Stephen Harper. Earlier this month shadow Tory minister for International Development, Andrew Mitchell praised the approach of the Canadian government to international development. In an interview
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