Why the DfID and FCO merger is a mistake
The Department for International Development (DfID) was created under a Labour government in 1997 as an independent department…
International Development Weekend
Co-ordinating defence and development is essential for conflict prevention
The most effective defence policy is not always a new piece of military hardware – it can be…
It’s politics that will deliver a successful G8
Eight years ago Tony Blair used his Davos visit to lay out the UK’s agenda for the G8…
The post-2015 Panel: An unenviable task
The 27 eminent persons gathering in Monrovia this week to discuss what should replace the current set of…
It’s the jobs, stupid…
The Millennium Development Goals were a bold and challenging agenda, and it is absolutely right that we should…
Transformative change to end hunger in our world
The launch of the ‘Enough Food IF’ Campaign to eradicate hunger worldwide is an important reminder that even…
Introducing a weekend looking at Labour and International Development
Over the next two days LabourList is focussing on International Development. In the first piece the weekend’s curator…
