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Jonathan Glennie
Director of the Ipsos Sustainable Development Research Centre. Leave no voice unheard. Writer/researcher on intl devt. Views my own, RTs ≠ agreement.
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Jonathan Glennie 7h
Great writing. Now I wanna watch'em all. The meaning of Clint: what watching 40 Eastwood films has taught me
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Craig Valters 8h
This will be a great book by , called 'Why We Lie About Aid'
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Phil Vernon 8h
if you intervene, you change more things than you intended. simples. that's what engendered all this violent extremism in the first place
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Jonathan Glennie 14h
Hilarious. True. Sad. Hilarious.
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Jonathan Glennie 16h
Worth taking a look at this... ODI says Aid boosts UK exports, creates 12000 jobs per year... (from )
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Jonathan Glennie 16h
"How much are we giving away?" asks interviewer - precisely the wrong framing. We are investing in our common future...
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Michael Clemence Aug 2
NEW: poll on what worries the world - overall 60% say their country is on the wrong track - 72% in GB
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Jonathan Glennie 16h
If you're wondering who to believe/support re Venezuela, a good bet is those once sympathetic to Chavez who now forthrightly oppose Maduro
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Jonathan Glennie 18h
This is a brilliant wise article. What the left must learn from Maduro’s failures in Venezuela
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Kevin Watkins Aug 2
Social Impact Investment Just Paid Off by Gordon Brown - Project Syndicate Thought-provoking piece from Gordon Brown
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 2
For those excited that £ is "rebounding" against the dollar, here's the graph since 2008
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
Replying to @charlesjkenny
i wasn't being sarcastic. i couldn't think of anyone who was saying moral failings. but it is subtle as you say
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
Pakistan must reject US aid and exit the war on terror, says Imran Khan
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
Replying to @charlesjkenny
True. How depressing
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
“Don’t settle for anything other than your passion – if you’re lucky enough to find it.”~ W. Buffett his was making pots of money...
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
Replying to @charlesjkenny
Who ever has said it is moral failings, except our racist ancestors? I mean, seriously...
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
On solution, broadly right, but unsanitised version includes violent resistance and revolution...
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Jonathan Glennie Aug 1
Love it! On problem, i think we need something more compelling than "warps societies"...
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Jonathan Glennie Jul 31
Absurd and tragic
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DFID Jul 31
In 1988 there were 350,000 new cases of polio. In 2017, just 8 cases so far. We can for good.
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