I'm really getting to like Gordon Brown's stated priorities: "Mr Brown said there was no justification for Africa to be weighed down by debts from 20 or 30 years ago and he proposed erasing all debts African countries owed to multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund."
Perhaps I could see him as PM after all; certainly if he means this he'd be good news and a breath of fresh air on the international scene. And is it me or is Bush's reason for declining to be part of such a genuinely brave new world a bit lame? -"George Bush yesterday reiterated his opposition to a British plan to create an international finance facility (IFF) to boost foreign aid for Africa.
The president said the IFF did not fit in with the US budgetary process, referring to limitations on Congress entering into long-term financial commitments. US officials have rejected British arguments to make an exception for African aid
I'd be happy to get some feed back on that issue...
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Brown calls for African Marshall Plan:
05 June 2005
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