Providing budget support to developing countries: Department for International Development: Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (House of Commons papers)
Wrexham Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has met with International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander to highlight World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is held annually on December 1 and is aimed at ensuring public awareness of more than 33 million people around the world who living with HIV. Every day, more than 6,000 people become infected with HIV [...]
John's Labour blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
On Wednesday evening our local Labour Party GC (General Committee) was held at the Jubilee Room in the House of Commons. West Ham Labour Party activists were also invited by our MP Lyn Brown for an informal meeting and thank you event for all the hard work done by members in the previous year. Lyn had provided a cold buffet spread for us and she had managed to “ persuade ” 8 Cabinet Ministers...
Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Andy Reed MP is urging people to sign up to the Global Poverty Promise Campaign launched this week. "I know thousands of local people are committed to our work on tackling global poverty from the number of letters, postcards and emails I receive. I am urging all of those to show their support once again by signing up to back a Bill in Parliament to make our promise on giving 0.7% in aid a legal...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6% Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' lead, raising the possibility of a hung parliament. The Ipsos MORI survey for the Observer , which will cause alarm in Tory ranks and boost Labour's hope of performing a "great...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Earlier today, I visited World Vision's UK headquarters to hear first hand from their staff about their latest campaign: 'Child Health Now'.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Every year British taxpayers are helping save the lives of millions of people in the developing world. They are doing so because their money is being carefully and rigorously targeted at improving health care in some of the most disadvantaged nations in the world. As a result of the efforts of donor governments, international institutions such as the World Bank and NGOs real progress is being made....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Every year British taxpayers are helping save the lives of millions of people in the developing world. They are doing so because their money is being carefully and rigorously targeted at improving health care in some of the most disadvantaged nations in the world.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen is even more important in the fight against poverty than the 2005 G8 meeting at Gleneagles.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
• Campbell may return to Labour's campaign squad • 6 May earmarked as date party bids for fourth term Gordon Brown is putting the finishing touches to a Labour election team that is expected to be headed by Lord Mandelson and may yet include Alastair Campbell, back into the fray to try to win a fourth term. Tony Blair's favourite pollster Philip – now Lord – Gould, is also being...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Twitter: Yet another odd quote from alarmist Andy Revkin You conflate my look at 350 the number & 350 the movement. No one doubts the success of the activism that day http://j.mp/350nyt [Fresh off his fossil-fueled trip to Istanbul, anti-fossil fuel campaigner Andy Revkin takes a fossil-fueled trip to Portland] One thing is clear: The mindset that sent much of the world into economic, environmental...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The Maldives and Britain are united in the face of environment crisis – and we take inspiration from underwater politics Be in no doubt. Climate change is not tomorrow's future menace. It is today's growing catastrophe. In Copenhagen next month a meaningful deal must be secured if we are to have any hope of avoiding catastrophe. This very human crisis is already being felt in parts of the world....
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Douglas Alexander, the first cabinet minister to visit India's poorest state, Bihar, said that despite "real strides in economic growth" there were still 828 million people living on less than $2 a day in India. So he is happy that we are spending £825 million on aid to India. Most of which will be ending up in the Swiss and off shore bank accounts of corrupt officials. Not a thought...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
From @LabourList Catch up with some of the highlights on LabourList over the last week with the ShortList, below... Check out the LabourList Full BlogList - the 101 best progressive forums on the web (plus a few additions). Plus, this week's PPC Profile, of Newcastle Central's Chinyelu Onwurah . News Don't believe the spin from the Tory bloggers - Labour is up a net two points in the latest ComRes...
Andy Reed MP (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Douglas Alexander MP, the Secretary of State for International Development was in Loughborough yesterday to listen to local campaigners. Douglas was in Loughborough at the invitation of local MP Andy Reed to hear about the progress being made on Fair Trade in the Borough and the University and to brief long standing campaigners. Andy said "There are many hundreds of tireless campaigners in Loughborough...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
By Douglas Alexander MP Climate change is a defining political test of our era. As leaders gather for the European Council meetings today, a deal at the Copenhagen conference hangs in the balance. But I believe that getting the right global deal on carbon could be more vital to tackling global poverty than even the Gleneagles summit of 2005. Climate change is not some future possibility for many of...
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