David Taylor
David is Chair of the Labour Campaign for International Development; he formerly worked as a campaigner for Oxfam and Wada Na Todo (the national campaign against poverty in India), and as a student activist with People & Planet on Fairtrade.
Why did DfID spend £2m on the Pope’s visit to the UK?
The Department for International Development (DfID) spent nearly £2m on the Pope's visit to the UK. It represents close to one-fifth of the cost.
Commitment to ring fence UK aid welcome but questions remain
The commitment to ring fence UK aid and reach 0.7 per cent of GDP is welcome, and a testament to the hard work of many Labour MPs in the last Government.
Billions still living without access to clean water and sanitation
Today is Blog Action Day: A staggering 2.6 billion people live without a safe toilet and 884 million people lack access to clean water, reports David Taylor.
UN development summit: Obama brilliance can’t hide poor performance on MDGs
The summit on Millennium Development Goals was wowed by President Obama, but the progress on achieving the MDGs is way off track, writes David Taylor.
International development will test Clegg at Lib Dem conference
Ahead of a crucial United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals, Nick Clegg has a conundrum: will he represent the policies of the Coalition or his own Party?
More calls for Mitchell to explain himself as aid organisations voice concerns
More on the DfID leak story, as it emerged last night that Oxfam, Christian Aid and Save the Children sent a joint letter of protest to international development secretary Andrew Mitchell on the leaked cuts.