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Canadian Senate challenges future of CIDA
The Financial Post reports that the Canadian Senate has challenged the future of the Canadian development…
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On supporting African Governments directly
Chris McGreal has a piece in the Guardian today about DFID’s work in Africa. (Disclosure: I…
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Rogue development aid, pots and kettles
Rogue development aid by Moisés Naím: States like China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela have the…
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Nobel prize winner Prescott on globalization
Ed Prescott, the joint winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics, writes in the Wall…
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Mediaeval superstition of the day
A man called Roy Jenkins, who calls himself “Right Reverend”, was given an uncontested platform on The…
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Freedom of Information – is it a waste of time?
Over at The Guardian, David Hencke draws attention to a consultation about possible proposals which would…
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Do the right thing: buy flowers from Africa
Hilary Benn says that we should buy flowers imported from poor countries, even if we are…
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Lord Crisp calls for help for global health systems
Lord Nigel Crisp – who is also currently working on a review of DFID’s leadership capability…
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The singular pleasure of being part of a successful team
I am in Rome, at the launch of the Advance Market Commitment. Under this scheme, a…
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What does this say about Government IT?
I received today (February 7th) the “Government IT Profession Update (January 2007)”. (I am, strangely, a…
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