Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.

The most-read independent website by and for Lib Dem supporters. Not paid for by trade unions or millionaires.

Tag Archives: southern africa

26 November 2021 – today’s press release

By Mark Valladares | Fri 26th November 2021 - 10:30 pm

Government must reverse £30m aid cuts to Southern Africa to help tackle new variant

The Liberal Democrats have demanded that the government reverse aid cuts and launch an emergency Covid support fund, to help countries in Southern Africa contain the new variant spreading there.

Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found that the UK is slashing aid to Southern Africa and Zimbabwe by £30m next year, or by over a third (35%), a move the party described as “cruel and short-sighted.” In addition to this, UK aid spending on global health funding has been slashed by £243 million, from over £1.1 billion …

Continue reading »

Posted in News and Press releases | Also tagged Covid-19, layla moran and vaccines | 1 Comment

Most Read

Op-eds

UK’s International Development needs funds and a long-term vision to meet its stated objectives (Nicholas Chan)
Tom Arms’ World Review (Tom Arms)
Observations of an Expat: Middle East Consequences (Tom Arms)
Our challenge is needed now on the cost of living crisis (Katharine Pindar)
We must rebuild Music Education (Mary Reid)

Tweets from @libdemvoice/team

Recent Comments

Simon R
@Michael. Asking a single person to work 7.94 hours a week (if they are able) in order to earn the money they are being given by the state doesn't seem very on...
Michael BG
For deep poverty rates by family type see JRF Poverty 2024 Report p 147 https://www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2024-the-essential-guide-to-understanding-poverty-in-t...
Michael BG
Peter Martin, The public ‘won’t, rightly or wrongly, be in favour of a general increase in benefits to the unemployed’ (5th Oct 9.01am) I question t...
David Raw
As a pro-European and a believer that the Lib Dems should resurrect their commitment to rejoin the EU, I must say David Warren makes a more than reasonable poin...
David Warren
I am not surprised you had unfilled places given the cost of attending. This really needs looking at so those of us on low incomes are not excluded....