Full Coverage: United Kingdom

25.02.2005 The government seems obsessed with targeting aid to support privatisation of water services in poor countries. This campaign draws attention to the overwhelming evidence that water privatisation doesn't work.

25.02.2005 The government rejects the findings of a survey by The Lancet which concluded that there have been tens of thousands of deaths of Iraqis since the US/UK invasion. Whatever the validity of this figure, is there any reason why a proper investigation should not be carried out? Email the Foreign Secretary.

25.02.2005 An opportunity to lobby your MP on UN-related foreign policy issues such as the millennium development goals and nuclear proliferation. London, March 9th

25.02.2005 Friends of the Earth has won a Pyrrhic victory in a High Court action against the government's aviation White Paper. As long as aviation remains exempt from action on climate change, there can be no public confidence in plans to expand airports.

25.02.2005 e-charity is booming just as much as e-commerce. The Charities Aid Foundation reports massive increases in the use of its facilities for online donations to UK charities during 2004.

24.02.2005 Tony Blair's Commission for Africa holds its final meeting today. Will the recommendations take account of input from Africans who feel that conventional development models are failing? Not according to this report of a "consultative" meeting in Uganda.

24.02.2005 Do Africans want British management consultants to recommend that British water companies take over ownership of their water supplies? Do British taxpayers want to pay these consultancy fees? The World Development Movement continues to ask awkward questions.

23.02.2005 Ken Livingstone is in big trouble over his refusal to apologise for remarks to a journalist which have been interpreted as diminishing the significance of the Holocaust. In a rare public display of support for the Mayor, Black Information Link says that he has worked tirelessly to fight racism, in contrast to the owners of the Evening Standard.

23.02.2005 The result of the Edinburgh referendum has significantly dented the prospect of congestion charging throughout the UK. Scottish environmentalists take their defeat in reasonably good spirit.

22.02.2005 A seminar which asks "what can Britain do to make a difference" in Colombia includes speakers from the Guardian, TUC, and FCO. London. March 1st

22.02.2005 A voluntary Supermarket Code of Practice was introduced in 2002. Since then, the concentration of power of the big chains has increased and farmworkers are quitting the industry every day. A consortium of environmental and consumer groups says it's time for the government to face the facts that voluntary codes don't work.

22.02.2005 As latest opinion polls raise the possibility of a close fight, the Liberal Democrats steal a march on the other parties by publishing an ethnic minority manifesto.

21.02.2005 Two million ordinary voters who marched against the war in Iraq are angry that MPs who backed Tony Blair have not been made accountable and may be returned to Parliamant to repeat their folly. A new campaign launched today aims to provide election support for MPs who voted against the war.

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21.02.2005 The glittering West End premiere of a Hollywood movie is unfamiliar territory for the leading human rights campaign group, Amnesty International. Today it plays the lead role of hosting the launch of Hotel Rwanda, hoping no doubt that new awareness of the 1994 genocide will bring much-needed attention to current events in Sudan.

21.02.2005 Can ethnic minority screenwriters in the UK succeed in the fiercely competitive film business? How can we achieve diversity in film and broadcasting media? The winners of an innovative competition have created short films drawing on the Bollywood genre to explore these questions.

18.02.2005 The new Bill to ban incitement to religious hatred has now passed its third reading in the House of Commons and goes to the Lords. Who could be better qualified than Salman Rushdie to provide some clear thinking on this "bad law" which threatens deep traditions of freedom of speech in the UK?

18.02.2005 UK’s Department for Education and Skills (DfeS) Minister Stephen Twigg has opened consultation on the future of school funding for the next five years. The consultation document also seeks comments on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) plan to make the learning place more ICT friendly.

17.02.2005 The American civil rights activist and politician, Jesse Jackson, plans to engage in the UK election campaign by encouraging black voters to exploit their electoral power, especially in marginal constituencies.

17.02.2005 Health experts express no doubts in recommending that the citizens of Edinburgh vote in favour of a traffic congestion charge for the city. The result of the referendum may influence the future of congestion charges in the UK.