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Live in Wales? Take action on food speculation

Christine Haigh

8 August 2013

Recently I joined members of Cardiff’s local WDM group to meet an influential member of the European parliament. Kay Swinburne, former investment banker and MEP for Wales, is one of just seven parliamentarians (out of a total of more than 700) who will be sat around the negotiating table in a month’s time when the final stage of negotiations on legislation to tackle food speculation kick off.

‘Coal with your coffee?'

Kirsty Wright

6 August 2013

This morning, staff from aptly named investment management company ‘BlackRock’ arrived at their swanky London offices to be greeted by waiters holding silver trays, laden with what looked like luxury chocolates. As people approached to take our Carbon Rocher, they were disappointed to find they were actually being offered lumps of coal.

The cost of India’s Green Revolution

Amarjeet Kaur

31 July 2013

Our campaigns and policy intern Amarjeet looks at the impacts of the Green Revolution in India and talks about the alternatives.

Keep coal in the hole!

Jane Herbstritt

26 July 2013

The European Development Bank has announced it will stop financing coal fired power stations because of concern for climate change. Will our high street banks follow suit, and stop investing in the dirtiest of all conventional fossil fuels?

Following in the footsteps of the Tolpuddle Martyrs

Veronica Pasteur

25 July 2013

Veronica and Laura from the North and East London WDM group took a WDM stall to the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival. Read an account of the trip.

Another energy future is possible

Danny Chivers

24 July 2013

A guest blog post by Danny Chivers, on behalf of UK Tar Sands Network.

Goldman Sachs foiled again

Dan Iles

23 July 2013

Commodity speculator accused of manipulating prices in the metal commodity market.

Join Foil Vedanta at Vedanta’s AGM on 1 August

Sam.Lund-Harket

23 July 2013

A guest blog by our friends at Foil Vedanta.

Learning about poverty: life in the WDM office

Kai Moreton

22 July 2013

Blowing Carbon Bubbles

Ralph Allen

18 July 2013

This morning we descended upon the London Stock Exchange AGM to highlight the burgeoning carbon bubble that threatens both climate catastrophe and economic collapse if not promptly burst.

La Via Campesina’s sixth international conference

Heidi Chow

17 July 2013

'Viva La Via Campesina! Viva!' is the rallying call of the vibrant international movement which represents over 200 million peasants, small-scale producers, indigenous people and farm workers across the world. I had the privilege of attending La Via Campesina's sixth international conference in Jakarta which also coincided with their 20th anniversary celebrations. A gathering of over 500 delegates representing 70 countries, with a diversity of cultures and languages yet firmly united in their struggle against the neo-liberal system that is increasing its domination over the food system.

Getting ready for WDM in Newcastle

Sarah Reader

16 July 2013

I have just booked my train tickets to Newcastle for 8 August. I’m very excited about this, not only because Newcastle is one of my favourite cities, but because I’ll be travelling up for the launch of a new World Development Movement group in Newcastle.

100km round London on a bike

Martyn Barson

2 July 2013

A couple of weeks ago some of my colleagues and I took on a 100km cycle ride across London.

The novice gardener succeeds...sort of

Nikki Ray

28 June 2013

Nikki takes us through the trails and tribulations of her first fruit and veg growing experience in London.

Morgan Stanley scales back on food speculation

Heidi Chow

26 June 2013

Last week, it was reported that Morgan Stanley – one of the top five global players in commodity speculation – is scaling back on it’s international commodities business. The reasons cited are declining revenues and increasing cost of regulatory compliance.