Foreign Aid

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"The direction of travel is not hard to see. And politically it will be devastating for Labour"

The coming Tory attack on foreign aid is a trap for Labour

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An April Fools Day protest over the privatisation of UK aid

Privatising charity: How the Tories funnelled aid money into private pockets

*Comment & Analysis

Nigerian protesters reject increases in electricity prices

Comment: How Britain’s aid budget pays for the privatisation of energy in Nigeria

*Comment & Analysis

Michael Moore speaks in the Commons chamber during the second reading debate of his overseas aid bill

Will the Tories wreck the overseas aid bill?

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All three parties committed to legislate on overseas aid in their 2010 manifestos

Tory right could wreck overseas aid bill

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Aid spending remains deeply controversial on the Tory backbenches

No waste of money too big for DfID to rule out aid spending U-turn

*Comment & Analysis

Tanya Barron: 'Humanitarian principles are clear – founded on impartiality and based on need. Defence is not built on the same blocks.'

Comment: Aid budget is not the right pot to plunder

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MDU scrutinising revised guidance for doctors on good medical practice

Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »

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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences

BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »

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US military ships aid to Georgia during the 2008 conflict. Could British forces end up spending DFID money to do the same?

Charities horrified as armed forces muscle in on aid budget

Aid agencies are reacting with horror to the prime minister’s suggestion parts of the development budget could be redirected to the Ministry of Defence.

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