UK Election 2010
The 2010 UK general election, which took place on 6 May, was the closest in a generation. In the midst of an economic crisis and with a MP expenses scandal that has deepened anger towards politicians, ONE Vote 2010 asked voters what they want from their next government.
The UK is recognised globally as a leader in international development and in 2010 this leadership will be needed more than ever: It is 10 years since the historic Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed, 5 years until they are due to be delivered, and the year when the football World Cup comes to Africa for the first time.
It is vital at this time that the world does not weaken its commitment to tackle global poverty. British cross-party consensus to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income by 2013 on aid is important and the UK’s aid spending is already having a huge positive impact.
The remarkable generosity and concern shown towards Haiti has shown that people in the UK still care about global issues – the challenge is how to do even better in the future.
News & Analysis from the ONE BLOG
Help us get our Thought Books to UK MPs
During the UK General Election in May, we asked ONE members for their thoughts on what they would like the UK Government to do to fight extreme poverty. We’ve had these illustrated by the artist Paul Davis and bound into a volume we’re calling the Thought Book and ... More
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A new UK Government starts work
After several gripping days of negotiations, we finally have a new Government in the UK, which is a coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.How the coalition will work in practice remains to be seen, but as the new Prime Minister David Cameron said in his video for ... More
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Election day in the UK
After weeks of campaigning, the UK General Election is finally here and people up and down the country are going to the polls, in what looks like one of the closest contests in years.Regardless of who wins the election, we want to be sure the next British government continues ... More
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On the ONE Vote 2010 campaign trail
It’s been a busy few weeks for ONE Vote 2010 volunteers in the UK, though I’m guessing it’s been a bit busier for the party leaders and all the parliamentary candidates across the country! Here’s a quick rundown of all the great work ONE volunteers are ... More
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UK party leaders go ‘On the Record’
This week in London we officially unveiled the ‘On the record’ responses from the political parties in the UK as part of our ONE Vote 2010 campaign.Each party answered the questions put to them by ONE, based on our manifesto.The leaders of Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ... More
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