Green Politics
Why we need to read the small print of the Tories’ fossil fuel pledge
Today is the Climate Adaptation Summit
overseas aid
The real Mitchell tax scandal is DFID’s failure to stand up to Osborne
The real Andrew Mitchell tax scandal is his department’s failure to stand up to George Osborne over his watering down of tax haven legislation.
Public care about international development but worry about waste and corruption
Peter Goldstein writes about the findings of a new survey of UK citizens’ attitudes to overseas aid and international development.
Human rights as conditions for aid: how long is a piece of string?
Marta Foresti, of the Overseas Development Institute, argues that making overseas aid conditional on government practice is counterproductive and harmful.
Don’t listen to the sceptics – India’s poorest will die without our aid
Anas Sarwar, Labour MP for Glasgow Central and a member of the international development select committee, explains why we very much need to continue giving aid to India.
An open letter to David Cameron on the importance of the 0.7% target
David Taylor, chair of the Labour Campaign for International Development, on why David Cameron should stand firm on the 0.7 per cent international development target.