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Welcome to the World Development Movement news pages. You can view our news by category in each campaign section, or get the whole lot below. For press inquiries please contact the press office.

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Euro MPs demand 'Robin Hood tax' on banks

11/03/2010 - 17:54

Euro-MPs yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of an EU "Robin Hood tax" on banks to help fund low-carbon development programmes for poor countries.

Last month the campaign for a global tax on banks' financial transactions was launched as a way of raising money to fight poverty, tackle climate change and boost public services. The Robin Hood tax is a way to re-balance the books after the economic damage wreaked by financial excesses.

WDM council elections 2010

05/03/2010 - 13:00

WDM is a democratically governed movement of individuals, groups and affiliates who work together for justice for the world’s poor. Every two years we hold elections for our Council, which sets overall policy for WDM, including approving the strategies for major areas of work.

All WDM members are entitled to stand for election as members of Council or as Area Representatives. For details of the nomination process and further information, please download the form below.

RBS protests announced over controversial tar sands investments

28/02/2010 - 14:07

The World Development Movement are today announcing a week of protests to be held simultaneously with the RBS AGM on Wednesday 28 April. This will involve protests outside the AGM centre in Edinburgh and RBS branches across the UK. We and oher organisations will be calling for a moratorium on RBS investments in tar sands because of their devastating impact on human rights and the climate.

Vultures bill passes second reading, but Tories slow progress

26/02/2010 - 17:57

Update from WDM ally Jubilee Debt Campaign:

Jubilee Debt Campaign has welcomed the successful passage of the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill at its second reading in Parliament today, but the charity has expressed disappointment that the Conservative Party prevented the bill from taking a further step towards becoming law, by insisting it goes through full committee stage.

RBS awards bonuses for destroying lives

25/02/2010 - 19:13

WDM are not happy about  today's Royal Bank of Scotland's annual results and bonuses announcements.

As you may know, we are campaigning for RBS to phase out its investments in mining companies like Vedanta and projects, like oil extraction from tar sands that are linked with controversial human rights violations. We are arguing that the bonuses awarded for investments that hurt the lives of ordinary people and the publically owned bank should be benefitting society in the UK and around the world.

Using the power of your pension

22/02/2010 - 13:29

The start of an unusal mobilisation of pension fund members has been kicked off by the organisation FairPensions to attempt to hold BP and Shell to account for their investment in tar sands.

The idea is that individuals contact their pension funds, through an online action, to show support of environmental resolutions that have been tabled at the annual meetings of BP and Shell this spring.

Campaigners 'first foot' First Minister

16/02/2010 - 12:32

Anti-coal campaigners prepare to first foot the First Minister with 42% '2020' whisky and hundreds of postcards demanding no new coalpower stations.

New legal action over latest RBS bail out

03/02/2010 - 10:49

Last November's £25 billion cash injection deemed 'unlawful' by WDM and the Treasury's intervention in bankers' bonuses strengthens our case.

Bankers' resistance to regulation prompts new call for financial transaction tax

28/01/2010 - 13:17

Bankers resisting plans to cut bonuses and reform the sector at the World Economic Forum have inspired anti-poverty campaigners to renew demands for a financial transaction tax to reduce global inequality.

Climate cash coming from aid budget

26/01/2010 - 18:38

The World Development Movement has been long critical of the government's pledges for climate finance and international development aid, and has been pressing the government for more information about the small print behind the announcements of cash.

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