Let’s discuss International Development
August 16th, 2007 | by James Burns (Site Admin) |
Our local Member of Parliament, Ann McKechin, has been asked by Gordon Brown to head up the Labour Party’s Manifesto Group on International Development policy. Ann has a long standing commitment to development issues and is a member of the International Development Select Committee and chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade.
Labour knows that debt relief, international laws and fair trade all have a crucial role to play in making our world a fairer, more equal place. There is an increasingly important debate about how best to tackle the problems holding back the world’s poorest economies and crushing the world’s poorest people. The Labour Party, which was founded over 100 years ago to fight for social justice and representation for ordinary working class people at home, is determined to lead that struggle abroad. Meanwhile, David Cameron’s Tories are almost entirely financed by big businesses and the ready-rich.
The Conservatives simply cannot be trusted to take action on international economic reforms, tackle exploitative vulture funds abroad, nor to continue the Labour Government’s work on debt relief.
Your views are needed
We’re working on framing a debate which will lead to a strong agenda for action on International Development, Debt, Aid and Trade. We want to hear your views on how we can improve International Development policy. To join the debate online, please click here.
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