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Ben Jennings' take on the 'aid for trade' story

It is increasingly looking like the British government is using aid as a way to further British business interests rather than to fight global poverty. This worrying trend prompted our director, Deborah Doane, to write in the Guardian clarifying that since the Pergau Dam legal case that the World Development Movement won in 1994, tied aid has been illegal. This is cartoonist Ben Jennings' take on the story. 

EU commodity market regulation battle commences

The battle over EU commodity market regulation commences this week, with key bureaucrats meeting in Brussels tomorrow to thrash out an agreement on regulation of commodity derivative markets.

The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), German MEP Markus Ferber, said on Friday that he intends to introduce strong controls on financial speculation in these markets:

Blood for silver, blood for gold: The assassination of Bernardo Vásquez

Guest post by Jonathan Treat

Bernardo Vásquez was the second anti-mining activist to be shot dead in Oaxaca in the past two months. Three others at the scene of the assassination of Vasquez were also shot and remain in serious condition.

"One thing is clear: this was a political hit. Bernardo was murdered because he dared to speak out." (Dawn Paley)

European banks begin moving away from food speculation

By David Dominic

There has been good news this week for those concerned with the impacts of food speculation on the world’s poor. The Danish bank Nordea, which is the largest financial services group in Northern Europe, has agreed to move out of agricultural commodities, whilst German bank Deutsche has announced that it is moving in the same direction.

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Events

Just banking; building a banking sector that serves society

19/20 April, Edinburgh

Evening lecture and one day conference looking critically at how to build a banking sector that serves society's needs and to debate positive proposals for reform.

EU in crisis: analysis, resistance and alternatives to corporate Europe

5-6 May, Maison des Associations Internationales, Brussels
Two-day conference in Brussels with movements from across Europe to strengthen progressive responses to the EU's crisis.

Dancing to a different beat: campaigns, stories and songs of resistance for the 99%

19 May, Edinburgh

WDM's annual Scottish campaigner convention takes place on the first day of the G8/NATO summit in the US

Film showing: Four Horsemen

19 May, Edinburgh filmhouse

highly topical documentary showing in partnership with Take One Action after our campaigner convention.

The people versus the banks

Saturday 23 June, London
WDM's activist conference with workshops and keynote speech from Aditya Chakrabortty, economics lead writer at the Guardian.

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Ben Jennings' take on the 'aid for trade' story
2 April 2012

It is increasingly looking like the British government is using aid as a way to further British business interests rather than to fight global poverty. This worrying trend prompted our director, Deborah Doane, to write in the Guardian clarifying that since the Pergau Dam legal case that the World Development Movement won in 1994, tied aid has been illegal. This is cartoonist Ben Jennings' take on the story. 

Blood for silver, blood for gold: The assassination of Bernardo Vásquez
23 March 2012

Guest post by Jonathan Treat

Bernardo Vásquez was the second anti-mining activist to be shot dead in Oaxaca in the past two months. Three others at the scene of the assassination of Vasquez were also shot and remain in serious condition.

"One thing is clear: this was a political hit. Bernardo was murdered because he dared to speak out." (Dawn Paley)

European banks begin moving away from food speculation
22 March 2012

By David Dominic

There has been good news this week for those concerned with the impacts of food speculation on the world’s poor. The Danish bank Nordea, which is the largest financial services group in Northern Europe, has agreed to move out of agricultural commodities, whilst German bank Deutsche has announced that it is moving in the same direction.

What can one person in Knutsford do about global hunger?
21 March 2012

by Heidi Chow, food campaigner

Knutsford is a small town in East Cheshire, just 16 miles from Manchester. It's known locally for customs such as ‘sanding the streets’ on May day and the three-hour endurance race for penny farthing bicycles every ten years. It’s also home to UK chancellor, George Osborne, who is the MP there.

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16 March 2012

Pontus Westerberg, web officer

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