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Follow UsThe future of UK’s international development agenda
In the lead up to the general election on 6 May, UKCDS is compiling the international development policies and announcements of the major political parties to help understand the future direction of UK’s international development agenda and its implications for development sciences research.
Conservatives
- One World Conservatism: A Conservative Agenda for International Development (PDF 523 KB)
Policy Green Paper No.11 - Website
Labour
- Meeting the Challenges of a new global age (PDF 187KB)
(from The Labour Party Manifesto) - Website
Liberal Democrats
See also
- BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development), the membership body for UK NGOs working on international development, has summarised international development policies as part of a wider campaign calling on political parties to commit to fight poverty worldwide.
- BBC website - Guide to party election policies
See also
Campaign for Science & Engineering in the UK (CaSE)
CaSE wrote to the leaders of the three political parties – Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg asking them to set out their policies for science and engineering in advance of the election. Read their responses on The Science Vote blog.
CaSE wrote to the leaders of the three political parties – Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg asking them to set out their policies for science and engineering in advance of the election. Read their responses on The Science Vote blog.
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What are the Liberal Democrats' policies on aid and development?
Guardian, 12 April 2010
Guardian, 12 April 2010
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DFID's 2009 White Paper on International Development outlines the actions the UK Government can take to contribute to a fairer, safer and more sustainable world.
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The UK Government should develop a whole-of-government international development strategy, says The Institute for Public Policy Research. more
