Journalist and political commentator
By Alex Singleton on Feb 15, 2006 in International development | 0 Comments
Bob Geldof has joined up with Transparency International to head a study group looking at aid delivery and how to tackle corruption. He says: “It will not be possible to beat poverty without fighting corruption.” He’s right. The Make Poverty History campaign’s push on aid was not just for more aid, but for better aid, […]
By Alex Singleton on Feb 10, 2006 in International development | 0 Comments
On Sunday, I was on OBETV, an Africa-focused channel broadcast on satellite. It was a recording of an Economist newspaper debate with His Excellency Isaac Osei (Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK), Oxfam’s Phil Bloomer, and Professor Shujie Yao, Chair of Economics at Middlesex University. I argued that human rights are consequences of economic development, […]
Alex Singleton is a newspaper and magazine journalist who has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian and The Daily Express, and for a wide range of magazines. Read more...