I thought I’d start blogging about logging! That’s probably the worst and only gag I’m going to make this time. A few people have been asking how the latest action (to MEPs) fits with the…
Daniel Hale
28/06/2010 – 12:47
‘No Farming No Life’ reads a shop sign as we enter the countryside outside Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. Nothing could be more appropriate in a country where over 90% of the population is…
comms
25/06/2010 – 15:06
A few months ago, waiting for a train on London Underground’s Victoria line, I found myself staring at an oversized advert for the Dominican Republic. The scene was nothing short of idyllic: palm…
admin
08/06/2010 – 13:27
I wonder how our General Election and resultant hung Parliament has been seen by our partners overseas? Scenes of voters turned away from polling stations in Sheffield, London and Manchester may…
admin
10/05/2010 – 10:55
With just days to go until the UK election, people here in Malawi are hoping British voters will look beyond their borders and support bold action on international development on May 6, writes…
admin
05/05/2010 – 15:57
Today’s celebrity chef wears many hats – cook, TV personality and, increasingly, activist. In recent years, Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and a host of others have campaigned tirelessly…
admin
11/02/2010 – 15:18
When do good intentions to ‘help’ end up undermining people’s sense of control and sovereignty?
Visiting Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste (East Timor), just over a decade ago, you would have been…
admin
14/01/2010 – 10:16
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I attended a lecture by former Prime Minister Tony Blair this week on the theme of faith and development. But many of his points struck home.
He said…
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07/09/2009 – 23:00
If, like me, you live in the UK, you’ve probably heard enough about organic food to last you a lifetime. But here’s an interesting thought: even if the UK’s Food Standard’s Agency is right, and…
admin
13/08/2009 – 23:00
It’s been a pressurised week at Progressio, with several long awaited events happened simultaneously.
Encyclical on social justice
Pope Benedict released his long awaited encyclical on social…
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08/07/2009 – 23:00
