We have heard it before; good things come to those who wait. Well, it would appear the UK government has tested that saying to destruction with the publication of their long-awaited international development strategy. Despite the wait, the paper presented to the media this week has as much substance as a soap bubble. We shouldn’t…
Labour have this afternoon criticised the foreign secretary’s plans for the future of UK international development. Labour’s shadow international development minister Preet Kaur Gill said the public would prefer an aid budget that was geared toward: “help[ing] those most in need around the world, not horse-traded for favours to big British corporations”. She went on:…
