Tag Archives: UK Conservative Party

Hello new FCO-DFID “development” department

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

Well besides the so-called Conservative-DUP “broken” deal, Theresa May further “joined up” ministers in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development (DFID) with two ministers of state “joint up” or working in both departments. They are … 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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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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Thatcher, Pergau Dam, ATP

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Recently, with the death of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the Guardian ran two articles discussing her impact on development: Short-lived legacy: Margaret Thatcher, neoliberalism and the global south and Margaret Thatcher: her impact and legacy in global development. What was not … Continue reading →

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