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🚀Applications for the @SOAS_DLD Future Leaders Programme on Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation in the Global South are due by 20 April.
✅Start working on your submission now!
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Liz May
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Liz May
@LizMay12
Senior Researcher at SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue @SOAS_DLD Interested in trade, development, business and human rights. Views my own.
London Katılım Ocak 2011
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@bphillipsonMP As a parent of 2 teenage children I am baffled as to why are you introducing another test when teachers are warning this is not what is needed. Please listen to the professionals and respect their expertise. neu.org.uk/latest/press-r…
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@SchoolsWeek We need fewer tests and more education. If the Gove revolution of phonics had worked then why do we have secondary year 8 pupils unable to read fluently ?
What will these tests tell us that we don’t already know?
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@backbridget2025 Not when as Education Secretary she is introducing more testing of our already-over stressed and tested young people. We need fewer tests and more time spent on supporting children and instilling curiosity, creativity and a love of learning,
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@educationgovuk As a mother of 2 teenage girls going through the school system I can tell you categorically that another test will not improve reading. It will make reading a chore, will distract teachers from doing their jobs properly and will make some children feel inadequate. Please re-think
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Too many pupils are disengaged after moving from primary to secondary school, leaving them without the skills they need for work and life.
Our new Year 8 reading test will help teachers to spot struggling readers early and provide pupils with the support they need to achieve and thrive.
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Strong AU leadership is needed at the critical IMO meeting, so that Africa can embed equity, climate justice, and fair transition principles into measures that will shape global shipping for decades to come. blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/20…
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@Independent - our schools are too pressured and focused on narrow academic results with not enough space for practical skills and creativity.
- girls drop out of hobbies such as sports or music as they are seen as only for the 'best' or they get self-conscious More fun community provision!
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UK ranks below Romania for child wellbeing and teen happiness #Echobox=1747196651" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">independent.co.uk/news/health/uk…
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@Independent As a mum to two teenage girls this doesn't surprise me. While more mental health provision is needed, it is a sticking plaster. We need to get to the root of why girls in particular are so unhappy. Of course social media is a big part of this, but so is school and community.
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I know no one cares any longer and it's not a rule I agree with anyway, but isn't a trade deal such as the UK-US one supposed to cover 'substantially all trade' 🤣 #realarticleXXIV
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🚀 Apply now for the next @SOAS_DLD Future Leaders Programme:
💡 Policy Space for Developing Countries in the New Industrial Policy Landscape 🌎🏭
📅 Date: 30 June-3 July, 2025
📍 #London
🔗 Apply by 25 April 2025 ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3xya2r9p
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@AmbMKimani The points about agency are important, but an FTA with the US would not have saved Kenya the tariff imposition as Trump does not care about international law or treaties.
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That leverage begins with our energy and minerals. We must decide how to control them, how to process them, and how to use them. Not for others’ disproportionate gain, but to power our own industrialization. Without that, we consign ourselves to enduring weaknes
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AGOA is dead. Kenya saw the writing on the wall early. In 2020, under President Uhuru Kenyatta, it sought a Free Trade Agreement with the US, despite widespread skepticism. That call now looks prescient. Africa needs more foresight in its trade and geopolitical relations. 🧵
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🚨 The debate on the urgent need to reform International Investment Agreements & Bilateral Investment Treaties is gaining momentum due to the problematic Investor-State Dispute Settlement (#ISDS) mechanisms.
Watch Dr. Rob Davies explain why #ISDS undermines climate action & sustainable development, particularly in developing countries & the Global South. 🌍 #StopISDS
@TNInstitute @both_ends @SOMO @herbertk4 @SeatiniU @CANIntl @mtic_uganda @AIFMarketPlace @UNFCCC @ugandainvest @actionaiduganda @ElliotOrizaarwa @SKidwingira @ActionAid_Kenya
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@fp2p Thanks @KTChakrabortty! really interesting insights into where we go wrong and right in campaigning.
The question I always find most useful is 'what should western governments do to support (and not hinder) the economic development ambitions of countries in the global south?'
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Anatomy of a Fall: What the Rise and Fall of the UK Aid Budget tells us about Making Change Happen. By Katy Chakrabortty blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-influ…
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@AngelaRayner @JDMahama Did you discuss how the U.K. has recently decided to lower the value of the tariff preference Ghana receives for its bananas, threatening one of its main exports to the U.K. and a key source of foreign exchange and job creation?
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Good to meet with the President of Ghana, @JDMahama.
The top priority of both our governments is growth. We discussed how the UK and Ghana can work together to achieve that.
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The line-up for this FLP includes former South African trade minister, Rob Davies, former Chilean deputy foreign minister, @jmahumadaf, former UNCTAD chief economist @kozul_wright, @Isabel_Estevez_ , @Thrasher_Rachel, Sahibzada Muhammad Irfan
@morfiarty and @fp2p.
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SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue@SOAS_DLD
🚀 @SOAS DLD is proud to announce the next Future Leaders Programme: 💡 Policy Space for Developing Countries in the New Industrial Policy Landscape 🌎🏭 📅 Date: 30 June-3 July, 2025 📍 London 🔗 Further info and application ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3xya2r9p
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It’s so important to study the real world!
These case studies shine a light on companies and countries that have succeeded using unconventional (by mainstream standards) strategies.
Enjoy!
@haugejostein @DrArkebe
SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue@SOAS_DLD
We are delighted to launch our new case study series - The Art of the Possible It aims to highlight unconventional or often-overlooked approaches and we hope the series will encourage creative thinking about what is possible in economic development! soas.ac.uk/research/art-p…
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A desperately poor country where barely 31% of population has access to reliable power is being bullied into cutting its negligible emissions by 30% in 6 years.
Why is this a @WorldBank priority? How is this a Bissauian priority?
World Bank Energy@WBG_Energy
💡With only 31% of the population having electricity, Guinea-Bissau faces challenges in achieving universal access. Yet, huge potential is ahead! The #GuineaBissauCCDR outlines strategies to harness #RenewableEnergy to drive progress. wrld.bg/YxRc50UtRkY #AfricaACTs in 2024
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The Citizens’ Assembly on Trade and Climate proves the public can help shape complex policies. Want to learn how?
📅 3 Dec, 17:15–18:15
📍 Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Join us for the report launch and discover their key recommendations. @QMUL
➡️tinyurl.com/439a7p6j
Trade Justice Movement@TradeJusticeMov
🚨Report launch: Citizens' Assembly on Trade and Climate with @QMUL. Discover how the public can help shape policy, even in areas as complex as #trade & #climate. ⏰3 Dec, 5:15-6:15pm, in-person at Portcullis House. Register your seat 👇 tinyurl.com/439a7p6j
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