UK Aid – a convincing case
This week we were reminded by one of the world’s leading businessmen and philanthropists that the UK Government…
International Development
Bring your old football kit to conference
Every football fan has got a favourite football strip. That kit your team wore when they won the…
Labour needs to win the aid debate – here’s how
A future Labour government needs to be trusted with the public purse if it is going to survive…
The home of the NHS should be the champion of Universal Health Coverage abroad
In the summer of 2009 a strange thing happened: a Tory MEP helped start a national outpouring of…
The next Labour Government must fight for the poorest abroad, as well as at home
2015 will be a decisive year, not just because the General Election gives Labour the chance to regain…
Labour’s effort to enshrine UK aid in law is far from over
Whenever development hits the press, the Tory right hit the roof. Yesterday’s papers were full of reports that…
Leadership, Mr Cameron, is about action not words
We’ve all been in those meetings where someone enthusiastically volunteers for tasks and then never follows through. You…
Jim Murphy has set out an ambitious (and Labour) vision for development
Since its earliest days Labour has been an internationalist party and proud of it, too. From Keir Hardy…
Labour campaigns matter. And in development they change the world
The Philippines is a long way from home, and for many British families understandably it’s not top of…
People in Tacloban have suffered a terrible loss
The normal thing to do when you are flying into a new city and you have a window…
