Battle for the Planet

IPN Opinion article

Saving lives with a click of the fingers

IPN Opinion article

A recent high profile campaign by UK NGOs has pressured the UK government, in the context of the upcoming G-8 meeting, to forgive debt, reform trade rules and

But will such measures work? Julian Morris, Director of International Policy Network, said: "The really poor are victims of their own governments. Relieving debt and giving more aid isn't going to help these countries in the long term. The money is too easily syphoned off or wasted on white elephants. We need to encourage better government and real trade with these countries."

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