Dfid

On Tuesday, when Labour's climate change and energy person Caroline Flint gave a speech on the green economy, the guest list showed no fewer than 18 government civil servants in attendance; five from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, four from Defra, two from the business department, two from Dfid, two more from the Foreign Office, two from the environment agency and one lone wolf from the Treasury.

Hugh Muir's diary 2012

So far donors have put the focus on ensuring they are transparent, for example, Dfid is putting its donations online, but he argues that they also need to fund civil society to track what happens to the aid when it arrives in a country.

Value for money is not compatible with increasing aid to 'fragile states' | Madeleine Bunting 2011

Andrew Mitchell, our coalition secretary of state for international development (Dfid), always strikes me as a smooth but decent enough chap – one who finds himself in a curious political position as the Treasury's vultures circle Whitehall.

Anti-poverty quango row: look at salaries, not expenses claims 2010

What we're talking about here is the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dfid.

Anti-poverty quango row: look at salaries, not expenses claims 2010

Quite right, too; we all favour efficiency and Dfid still funds projects in places such as India and China, which no longer need our help, though the goodwill may prove a shrewd investment.

Anti-poverty quango row: look at salaries, not expenses claims 2010

But Dfid types don't want to do that, because it would set a precedent and anyway, they say, we don't have the authority to pass the money on.

Diary Hugh Muir 2010

As NHS managers are busy discovering, Dfid too, "no cuts" doesn't actually mean that.

Anti-poverty quango row: look at salaries, not expenses claims 2010

How can Defence be less important than Dfid we are giving aide to countries who are spending billions in arms deals.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

Shahid Malik, who was appointed as a minister in the Department for International Development (Dfid) by Gordon Brown last summer, said it has become legitimate to target Muslims in the media and society at large in a way that would be unacceptable for any other minority.

The Jews of Europe are.. still the Jews 2008

Shahid Malik, who was appointed as a minister in the Department for International Development (Dfid) by Gordon Brown last summer, said it has become legitimate to target Muslims in the media and society at large in a way that would be unacceptable for any other minority.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008