This isn't just about economics or even simply protecting richer nations from new variants. A more equitable approach is about saving hundreds of millions of lives. Friday's #G7Summit would be a good place to start us on a more noble route. https://t.co/4JS6b0FoZz
Here's the best investment in the world right now, and the West is not taking it: Spend $50 billion to vaccinate people in developing countries worldwide, and, the IMF says, this will generate $9 trillion in economic returns. I hope Biden reads my column https://t.co/iGYeVEmvF8
removing legal routes to safety doesn't prevent criminality - it fuels it. The day the legal routes for refugee children seeking asylum here was closed was a field day for people traffickers and smugglers who exploit despair
And just to add one final piece of data, because facts matter. There were 29,456 asylum applications in the UK in 2020 - a drop of 18% on 2019. Germany took 7 times that number (121,955), France & Spain took 3 times that number (93,470 and 88, 530) & Greece (pop 10m) took 40,560
The Home Office claims it is 'collapsing' under the number of asylum claims. The Home Secretary herself described the asylum process as 'broken'. But this government has been in charge for a decade, during which time the application process has got 8 times longer 2/4
Excellent series that examines whether corporations should be culpable for #HumanRights abuses in supply chain. Highlights need - indeed, ethical imperative - for consumers to be aware of where what they're consuming comes from. https://t.co/3bLMOcSV0j
The #RomeStatute lacks explicit provisions to hold corp's accountable for core crimes. With @Nestle/@Cargill v. Doe pending in US, is the time ripe for Intl. Crim. Law to remedy this gap?
Our #NestlevDoeSymposium concludes with a look outside the US.
https://t.co/8qLuQZn5Bo
Just got in my inbox @mrianleslie's latest Ruffian email & it's all about the appallingly underrated (at least, as he points out, here in the UK) genius of @PaulMcCartney. Ruffian generally a worthwhile read; today spoke to possibly my deepest held belief. https://t.co/el3uAQYoqt
Hard to take Tory protests over Covid impact assessment seriously given way Brexit costs totally ignored
Why does evidence base suddenly matter? If it does, why doesn't Govt now do one for no deal? There's still time
Might even help BJ make his mind up
https://t.co/8DjGafsMcD
Every time I saw this photo as a kid, I thought Bob Gibson looked like a superhero. As I got older and learned about who he was and what he stood for, I realized that my instincts as a kid were spot on. RIP.
Parents and carers of UK children (2-16 years), and young people (11-16 years), can still take part and help us to help families.
We are finding out how families are coping, what is making a difference, and what they need during #COVID19.
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For mindless libertarians: the principles of normal life do not apply in an emergency situation. For mindless socialists: you do not apply the appropriate response to an emergency to normal conditions. That's why lifeboat scenarios are a bad way to do ethical reasoning.
It's almost unbelievable how bad today's incomes data is - slightly worried it's going to be lost under the (understandable) virus focus. Poorer families lost 7% of their incomes over the last 2 years - hugely important and hugely grim.
One in four girls aged 17-19 experiences a mental health problem.
Help us do more to help our young people. Donate to the #RichmondVoluntaryFund today and support the great work @otrtwickenham and @rb_mind are doing in the borough ➡️ https://t.co/AoY4MqrBeE