Douglas Alexander

UK Makes Long-Term Commitment to Country

allafrica.com     13 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted to the web 5 September 2008 During a visit to Northern Ghana, Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, announced projects to help women survive child birth and to increase children's...                    

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Wendy Alexander escapes suspension from Holyrood

guardian.co.uk     yesterday   7 related          

MSPs reject a formal recommendation by standards committee to suspend former Scottish Labour leader from parliament for one day The former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander has survived a bid to have her suspended...                    

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cafod.org.uk: Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development cafod.org.uk

International development: Britain unveils plan to stop misuse of aid to poor countries

guardian.co.uk     04-Sep-2008   28 related          

Britain's international development secretary, Douglas Alexander, will today announce a global initiative aimed at preventing the misuse of western aid to developing countries through bribery, corruption and waste. In a...                    

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Funds assist Afghan mine clean-up

bbc.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

The funds will be used to help clear landmines in Afghanistan A Scottish landmine charity is to get more than £10m to help clear the devices from parts of Afghanistan. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander...                    

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churchtimes.co.uk: Reconstruction: an illustration of Christian Aid’s garden at Greenbelt, which will demonstrate conservation techniques in Burkina Faso CHRISTIAN AID © not advert churchtimes.co.uk

Greenbelt to offer rock, controversy, and circus

churchtimes.co.uk     22-Aug-2008          

THOUSANDS of revellers will con­verge on Cheltenham Racecourse today for the Greenbelt Festival, praying that the summer might put in an appearance over the Bank Holiday weekend along with the performers. About 20,000...                    

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'Prat' page removed from No.10 website

metro.co.uk     20-Aug-2008   3 related          

Downing Street was left embarrassed today after accidentally branding one of its former staff members "a prat". The less-than-flattering description of Tony Blair's ex-aide Benjamin Wegg-Prosser surfaced on Number 10's new...                    

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Crossrail - Bechtel makes its move for more UK taxpayers money

indymedia.org.uk     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

The Crossrail scheme which is already proving itself to be worst public transport fiasco presided over by Britain even in its planning stages. Following a Huttonesque Royal Assent achieved by avoiding any scrutiny of Crossrail,...                    

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Brown leads mourners at MP's funeral

guardian.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   23 related          

Gordon Brown led mourners yesterday at the funeral of the Labour MP John MacDougall, who died last week after a long illness. The prime minister, who was accompanied by his wife, Sarah, joined almost 500 friends, former...                    

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msn.com: International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander msn.com

UK cash pledge for Georgia crisis

metro.co.uk     15-Aug-2008   33 related          

International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander The British Government has said it is set to commit up to £2m to the Red Cross appeal to provide aid in Georgia. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said...                    

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Cameron set for talks in Georgia

bbc.co.uk     16-Aug-2008   51 related          

Mr Cameron will be speaking to Georgian politicians in Tbilisi Conservative leader David Cameron is due to arrive in Georgia amid continuing tension with Russia. He will travel to the capital Tbilisi for talks with political...                    

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