John Hilary is really rather funny in his rant against the cuts in overseas aid. We’re left with the impression that it’s all being gutted and that we’re going to leave the poor to starve in the gutter. Then he gives us some examples: Information received by Michael McCann MP indicates that Mitchell has already
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TimWorstall on 30th Aug 2010 (via timworstall.com)
Over at The Guardian website, Michael Moore, Lib Dem spokesman on international development, will be live online and answering readers’ questions about aid and development from 11am today, Tuesday. Here’s how it’s being trailed: Last year, the Liberal Democrats set out their thoughts on international development in a policy paper, which outlined support for the aid
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 16th Mar 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
Over at the New Statesman, Michael Moore, the Lib Dems’ shadow international development secretary, argues that the G20 summit offers a key opportunity to revitalise the international community’s commitment to development at this difficult economic time. Here’s an excerpt: The Liberal Democrats believe that the G20 summit offers a key opportunity to revitalise the international c...
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 24th Mar 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
So this is what Owen is up to now….check out the Development Drum. A series of podcasts from the depths of East Africa.On, um, development, as you might imagine.
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TimWorstall on 20th Sep 2008 (via timworstall.com)
The frontrunner to replace Admiral Michael Mullen as chairman of the joint chiefs is no longer in contention, according to US officials, a development that could have implications for the war in Afghanistan
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FT on 27th May 2011 (via ft.com)
Following on from this talk with Tom Burroughes (mp3 here) and this talk with Antoine Clarke and Michael Jennings (mp3 here), comes this conversation, recorded last Thursday evening, between me and Michael J. What Michael thinks is now being done wrong and what Michael thinks should now be done instead didn’t take that long for him to say, or for me to agree about. Basically, dump the ...
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BrianMicklethwait on 21st Dec 2008 (via brianmicklethwait.com)
The EU can greatly contribute to the success of a UN platform on sport for development thanks to its experience in carving out sport policy, Wilfried Lemke, special adviser to the UN secretary-general on sport for development and peace, told EurActiv in an interview.
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EurActiv on 3rd May 2010 (via euractiv.com)
contribution byJohn Hilary Aid is not development. Whatever the relationship between the two, development is determined by historical forces and political choices at a far higher level than aid. When you vote and want to help alleviate poverty across the world - don't just ask how much money the parties want to offer as aid.
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LiberalConspiracy on 18th Apr 2010 (via liberalconspiracy.org)
When agonising about how to make poverty history, nothing is sacred - not even the millennium development goals (MDGs).
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PoliticsCoUk on 14th Jul 2008 (via politics.co.uk)
International Development - Official UK expenditure on international development by recipient, type of aid and sector for 2007/08.
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UKStatistics on 2nd Oct 2008 (via dfid.gov.uk)
Mike MooreIn advance of the G20 London summit, the Liberal Democrats have challenged the Government to deliver a ‘G20 Compact’ to protect the developing world from the effects of the global financial crisis. Launching Development in a Downturn: Dealing with the Global Emergency, Liberal Democrat Shadow International Development Secretary, Michael Moore has set out a ten point plan for ...
