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Third world debt, disaster and despots
Apparently in 1998 over 70,000 people stood in a human chain around the G8 summit in Birmingham to protest against third world debt or what - for marketing purposes - became known as 'Drop the Debt' campaign.
To mark the tenth anniversary a special programme of activities has been put together under the broad umbrella of 'Jubilee Debt Campaign' at the International Convention Centre this Sunday (18th May).
And I'm all for it. I think it's a very commendable cause...
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- despots,
- disaster,
- Drop the Debt,
- Robin Cook
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