East Africa famine: We need funds now, and to deal with underlying problems
We desperately need funds now to deal with the East Africa famine, but also long term fund commitments from developed countries, write Christian Aid.
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Our current political system cannot bring about the change we need
Lisa Nandy, Labour MP for Wigan, and chair of the cross-party group on international corporate responsibility, on why the political system needs to change.
Spelman’s claims badger cull is “science-led” are pure bunkum
James Dixon of the League Against Cruel Sports writes about how environment secretary Caroline Spelman’s claims her badger cull is “science-led” are complete nonsense.
PCC responds to criticisms over hackgate
William Gore, public affairs director of the Press Complaints Commission, defends the PCC against the attacks it’s received over the phone hacking scandal.
Spelman’s hat-trick of Defra disasters
With the forests sell-off, the handling of wild animals in circuses and now an ill thought-out badger cull Caroline Spelman has shot herself in the foot three times.
High Speed Rail: Deconstructing the right wing dogma
Professor David Begg, director of the Campaign for High Speed Rail, rebuts the latest right-wing small state madness from the Institute for Economic Affairs.
Catastrophe looms unless China signs water-sharing agreement with India
Barry Gardiner MP, chair of Labour Friends of India, writes on the desperate need for a water-sharing agreement between China and India over the Brahmaputra River.
What the university access agreements won’t deliver
Usman Ali, National Union of Students (NUS) Vice President (Higher Education), writes of the flaws in the university access agreements, unveiled this week.
Tackling climate change: What went wrong, and how do we fix it
Barry Gardiner MP, the Leader of the Opposition’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Environment, on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Coalition subsidy for nuclear could spark major political fallout
Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas MP, writes about the Liberal Democrat u-turn on nuclear energy, and the need for a low-carbon future.