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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
By Douglas Alexander MP After four years of David Cameron's leadership, the smile is beginning to wear a little thin. It's a measure of how public opinion has changed towards Cameron's Conservatives that when he first said "we're all in this together" at the 2005 Conservative leadership contest conference, the line was met with applause and it seemed possible that he could...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
... (St Margaret's School for Girls), Shaun Woodward (Bristol Grammar), Jack Straw (Brentwood), and Douglas Alexander (United World College). A case of pots and kettles. Stephen Cullen Warwick • Your joint editorial (7 December) attributes "splitting the atom" to "conflict and competition". The atom was first split by Ernest Rutherford and his lab boy Kay in 1917....
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John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Apparently. According to James Macintyre at the New Statesman . On Wednesday, Douglas Alexander, the International Development Secretary, found himself sitting next to Gordon Brown in the House of Commons because Harriet Harman, who is normally by the Prime Minister's side, was away. As Cameron began the exchange, Alexander whispered in Brown's ear: "The more he talks, the...
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Man Of The Woods (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... government reduce poverty, improve education and provide better healthcare, Secretary of State Douglas Alexander announced today. ” According to Douglas Alexander, the International Development Secretary .... “ The economic crisis has hit Pakistan hard, pushing 14 million more people into poverty. Over the next four years, UK aid will make a real difference...
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Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Hansard reports the recent debate on Gaza where the usual hand-wringing and blame Israel was in evidence, here are a few examples: "The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander): The humanitarian situation in Gaza is extremely serious and will worsen now that the winter rains have started. Nearly a year after the conflict, 75 per cent. of Gazans still...
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The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
So Gordon gives a million quid to help folk over here who are flooded and yet this week we see a press release this morning by the Department for International Development .... “ The UK is to provide £120 million over the next four years to help the Pakistan government reduce poverty, improve education and provide better healthcare, Secretary of State Douglas Alexander announced...
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Climate Cassandra (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
It's less than a week to Copenhagen. On Monday evening I heard Douglas Alexander, minister for International Development, say how important it is to get a deal and how hard the UK government will be working. I'd like to believe it. And it MIGHT happen. That is, we might get a deal that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enough to keep the temperature increase below two degrees. But...
