Gideon Rabinowitz is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Bond.
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Let’s get real about public support for UK aid and development
Slippery concept or not, the government needs to show leadership and the development sector needs to pull its socks up to get the public on side of UK aid.
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement adds to the expected pain of the UK aid cuts
The decisions announced yesterday by the Chancellor on how the ODA cuts will be introduced have deepened concerns about the devastating impacts these cuts will have. What did the Chancellor announce and what does it mean for UK aid ambitions?
Four ways the government can manage the planned UK aid cuts to limit their damage
The UK government faces a decision whether to pursue an approach that limits damage to lives, livelihoods and the UK’s development ambitions as much as possible, or to once again puts these considerations aside. What approach to implementing these cuts will help to limit their negative impacts while maximising the UK’s development ambitions?