An alternative manifesto

Getting into General Election fever at the corner, or we're going even further round the bend.

There is an alternative manifesto published on line by ONE.org which you can read here. I've copied the introduction here, it's well worth going over and having a look ...

One Vote 2010: A Manifesto for International Development lays out the 5 areas One wants the next Government to take action on in the fight against extreme poverty.


It focuses on:
•Important international events that will influence efforts to reduce poverty such as the G8/G20 meetings and September’s UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals.
•How the UK can best promote economic and social development in Africa in terms of supporting better governance, health and education.
•Developed country policies beyond aid that affect the world's poor from climate change, to agriculture, to trade.

We wrote it to influence the political parties’ manifestos, to let all political leaders and candidates know what we’d like them to do if elected and to provide guidance for our supporters as they meet their local candidates during the election campaign.

After the election our manifesto will also form the basis for what we want the next Parliament to do in the fight against poverty.