International development

The truth about foreign aid that politicians won't admit

IPN Opinion article

Author: Alec van Gelder

Despite an unsustainable deficit at home, all three parties want to continue an aid binge abroad.

New study - The Ghost of 0.7%

IPN 
Press release

While the UK's three main political parties agree about a "0.7% target" for foreign aid, a Center for Global Development report, republished in a British edition by IPN, shows that this figure is misguided and wrong.

£50m of Government's international aid budget spent in the UK

IPN News coverage

The Government department responsible for sending aid to the Third World has admitted spending almost £50 million in five years on projects in Britain.

Gordon Brown’s publicity stunt won’t help the poor

IPN 
Press release

Author: Caroline Boin

Think tank warns against minimum spending law on aid

Funding Development

IPN Letters

Author: Caroline Boin

Letter to The Times responding to the Trade Unions Congress

TUC gets millions from government foreign aid pot

IPN News coverage

New study details how the Trades Union Congress receives taxpayers’ money intended to promote economic development in poor countries