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Put People First: singing a new song

Gradually the crowd grew.  A few campaign veterans, greeting old friends and waving their home-made banners were the first to make their way to the ecumenical service before the Put People First rally....

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Put People First: Marching for global justice

As a Zambian, it was a tremendous experience to be part of the 30,000 strong “Put People First” march through London on Saturday. The march was about countries like Zambia, one of the hardest hit poor...

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G20: Not enough just to care

I went to St. Paul’s Cathedral in Central London with a lot of positive anxiety to listen to what the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and his Australian counterpart, Kevin Rudd, had to say about...

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G20: Time for a green new deal

We at CAFOD have been working with the Put People First coalition of more than 160 organisations to call on the G20 leaders to deliver decent jobs and public services for all, an end to poverty and...

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G20: Are we heading for disaster?

Travelling on the DLR across east London to the ExCel Centre, I was hoping Obama’s cavalcade was taking a more scenic route. I know it’s the first time London has hosted such a monolithic summit, but...

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G20: Do not ignore those suffering

Did you see the thickness of the doors on President Obama’s limo? Even the driver was opening and closing them like a vault at Fort Knox. It seems incongruous to think of the “Beast” driving through...

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G20: Cannot see the wood for the trees

The parched air and naked lights of the ExCel Centre are starting to wither the earlier exuberance. The noise has lowered to a hum and Climate and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is sitting comfortably...

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G20: Promises, promises

The G20 is made up of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom,...

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G20: Gordon Brown replies to the Pope

This week at the St Paul’s Institute debate, Gordon Brown let slip that the Pope had written to him prior to the G20. The full text of that letter is here. This is Gordon’s reply: 10 Downing Street...

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G20: A sad lack of desire

So Gordon’s been telling us all about what’s in the final communique. They look like they’ve had a good day. The PM’s in fine booming drone, Sarkozy’s still in the house and – despite very poor loo...

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