A myopic Tory approach to fighting global poverty

28 August 2010

Andrew Mitchell's DfID leaks reveal the government shedding commitments in favour of a fixation with 'output-based aid'

The rash of leaks from within the Department for International Development (DfID) over the past fortnight has raised serious questions as to the coalition government's commitment to the fight against global poverty. The international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has launched a damage limitation exercise to win over those aid agencies that have expressed concern, but senior figures within the sector remain profoundly concerned at the direction the new government is taking.

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