Tag Archives: UK Labour Party

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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My take on Diane Abbott’s speech at the Labour Conference 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

My comments in brackets and bold. Conference I am proud to stand before you as Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (You are very lucky to get this high position.) Because there is no issue that better illustrates … Continue reading →

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When Google helps, Mary Creagh’s Written Questions

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

The new and last Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (unless the Labour Party loses the 2015 General Election), posted similar written question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department for … 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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