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.
Brown: Africa key to global growth
In his first major speech since leaving office, Gordon Brown called for Africa to be at the heart of a new global growth strategy, aided by a mass roll out of broadband.
Cameron fails to fight for world’s poor as G8 drops $50bn aid pledge
The prime minister came to the summits “with a clear commitment to make sure these summits deliver for people. Too often, these international meetings fail to live up to the hype and the promises made” – yet according to The Guardian, Downing Street admitted that he had simply “not fought” for the commitments to be included during the negotiations.
Tories break promise to legislate on 0.7% in first parliament
This week saw the first International Development questions of the new coalition government; unfortunately it revealed the Conservatives are already fudging their promises on aid.
We need “future proof” policies to address climate change & social injustice
The prime minister and deputy prime minister have been called on to adopt a “New Politics of the Future”, where long term threats are not ignored by short-termism.
Lib Dems go AWOL on international development
The Coalition’s Programme for Government saw the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Tory and Lib Dem manifesto pledges on international development.
Cuts to development education may increase public scepticism
Yesterday the first cuts at DfID were announced by the new Conservative administration.