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Still not shopping
My mood has brightened since my last post, which was gloomy about the recent data on the spread of …
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Why I am not going shopping
I think the relaxations in the lockdown are premature. Here is why: Hospital admissions in London …
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Do you feel lucky, punk?
I am worried that the UK Government is easing the lockdown too soon, and I am going to continue to …
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Time for a “Love Actually” moment
President Trump’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organisation calls for a …
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In praise of David Mepham, arguably the inventor of DFID
David Mepham, who died this week, has a strong claim to be the person who did most to bring about the establishment of the UK's Department for International Development.
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The International Finance Facility for Education: The Wrong Answer to the Right Question?
Donors are considering a proposal for a new “innovative finance mechanism” to increase funding for education, based on recommendations from Gordon Brown’s Education Commission. We agree that we need to finance an expansion of education in the developing world. But sadly, the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) proposal is too good to be true.
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The eternal opportunity
A list of announcements that for the first time in history we can eradicate poverty.
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Theresa May’s letter to EU citizens does not guarantee key rights
Theresa May says that citizens' rights are her first priority. She means that her first priority is to curtail them.
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What rights will EU citizens in the UK lose?
This is a good round-up of the rights that EU citizens living in the UK seem likely to lose, …
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Religious zealots should mind their own business
How dare religious zealots impose their wicked views on the rest of us?
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