This week saw the launch of the election manifestos for all of the three main UK political parties: the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The good news is that all three parties emphasised their support for international development, and for the first time the Conservatives have joined Labour and the Liberal Democrats in pledging to implement legislation to bind the UK government to spending 0.7% of GNI on overseas aid by 2013.
BOND, which is a coalition of British organisations working on development, has produced assessments of the international development content of each party’s manifestos, which you can view here: Conservatives; Labour; and Liberal Democrats. Continue reading
