Tag Archives: UK Conservative Party

Hello Priti Patel and immediate thoughts

Posted on July 15, 2016 by

Hello Priti Patel what have you focused on previously regarding international development. Oh Not much. Wait you once said : A long-term strategic assessment is required, including the consideration to replace DfID with a Department for International Trade and Development … Continue reading →

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It’s right to question aid, but better to focus on effectiveness, rather than the 0.7%

Posted on May 27, 2016 by

Originally posted on Phil Vernon's blog:
A version of this post is on Huffington Post. In the UK, a parliamentary debate can be initiated by popular petition. On 13th June, Parliament will debate the proposition that the government’s approach…

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She’s Greening back in her department

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Justine Greening MP continues as Secretary of State for International Development @DFID_UK #reshuffle #Ministers2015 pic.twitter.com/Ly4Y9xO2XR — UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) May 11, 2015 After hours or several days, David Cameron re-appoints Justine Greening as Secretary of State for International Development. … Continue reading →

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The Politics of International Development in major UK Political Parties

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

It is pretty well known that after the New Labour government won power in 1997, international or global development became a key priority issue of discussion amongst both the government and the legislature. Continue reading →

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Dear DFID, could you bring back the old days?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

So the UK’s esteemed Department for International Development (DFID) has moved to a fanciful new website (well that was a few months back) under the Tory-Lib Dem gov.uk domain. Personally, the new layout is terrible and every single old document, … Continue reading →

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Yet another 0.7% related post: University of Birmingham perspective

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

And yet another “0.7/GNI” related post (see here) by me, this time on the University of Birmingham‘s main page, the “Perspective” section. It was not really my idea for it to be splashed on this section; I wanted it to … Continue reading →

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Queen’s speech 2013: The 0.7% worry, no fuss

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

An extremely short blog post. Based on a…tweet! Ivan Lewis ‏@IvanLewis_MP Leaving 0.7 bill out of Queens speech shows Camerons weakness + lurch to right. + yet another eg of @nick_clegg’s impotence.#brokenpromise Again, I’ve no political affiliation. Nevertheless, I wonder … Continue reading →

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