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BBC INTERVIEWS ON OXFAM SHOPS REOPENING AFTER COVID

15 June 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, shops, sustainable fashion

Ed Nix/Oxfam

After three months closed due to lockdown restrictions we are delighted to be able to start reopening some of our 595 high street shops this week. I talked to the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire (from 42 mins) and Nicky Campbell on 5Live Breakfast (from 2h7mins) about new safety measures to protect staff and shoppers, and how … Continue reading “BBC INTERVIEWS ON OXFAM SHOPS REOPENING AFTER COVID”

THE GUARDIAN – JOINT LETTER CALLING FOR A GREEN RECOVERY

| Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate change, coronavirus, Inequality, recovery

I joined the heads of 56 other UK charities, representing 22 million members, to write to the prime minister urging him to use economic rescue packages to ensure a ‘green recovery’ from the pandemic. This would include any bailouts subject to strict low-carbon conditions, and action to cancel, rather than suspend, the debts of developing … Continue reading “THE GUARDIAN – JOINT LETTER CALLING FOR A GREEN RECOVERY”

PODCAST: ITV NEWS INTERVIEW ON PREPARATIONS FOR OXFAM SHOPS TO REOPEN

4 June 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, shops, sustainable fashion

Ed Nix

I chatted to ITV’s Mary Nightingale about what steps we’re taking to make shops safe for staff, volunteers and customers when we reopen next week, and what the ‘new normal’ could mean for the high street, communities and our attitudes to social problems like inequality. Listen to Podcast

OPINION: REASONS TO HOPE – CARING FOR CARERS

1 June 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: care, coronavirus, Inequality, women

I was asked by Compass to contribute an article to its Reasons for Hope series – how we can collectively build back better from the coronavirus crisis. I wrote about how the powerful shift in attitudes to carers, with the nation coming together to applaud them weekly, could be the tipping point for how we … Continue reading “OPINION: REASONS TO HOPE – CARING FOR CARERS”

UN SPEECH: SUPPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DURING COVID19

28 May 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality

I was asked to address the UN’s high level event on action to support the world’s poorer countries to cope with the impacts of Covid19 now – and to recover afterwards. The pandemic has exposed structural problems with our global economic system, deepened inequalities and increased poverty – we need urgent action on debt, tax … Continue reading “UN SPEECH: SUPPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DURING COVID19”

OPINION – BOND: WHY INTERNATIONALIST VALUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER

30 March 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, foreign policy, Inequality, poverty

Nana Kofi Acquah/Oxfam

A key test for governments will be whether they choose a nationalistic path, or work together to respond to this collective crisis. A key question for the future is whether any sense of global solidarity fostered by this common threat can usher in new, lasting forms of joint action worthy of the name. Find out … Continue reading “OPINION – BOND: WHY INTERNATIONALIST VALUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER”

‘GLOBAL BRITAIN’ ESSAYS URGE GOVERNMENT TO PUT INTERNATIONALIST VALUES AT HEART OF FOREIGN POLICY

3 March 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, Inequality, power, sustainability

Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

Oxfam and the Foreign Policy Centre commissioned a new collection of essays by diverse politicians and experts to consider Britain’s role in the world post-Brexit. They argue that unless the UK’s foreign policy is firmly rooted in internationalist values it risks undermining its potential for global influence, and urge the Government to articulate a powerful vision … Continue reading “‘GLOBAL BRITAIN’ ESSAYS URGE GOVERNMENT TO PUT INTERNATIONALIST VALUES AT HEART OF FOREIGN POLICY”

JOINT LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – TIME TO TURBOCHARGE DECARBONISATION

2 March 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, hunger, sustainability

Katie G. Nelson/Oxfam

Some important reading for the Prime Minister ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. We’ve joined more than 60 organisations to launch a Glasgow Action Plan that sets out five key areas he must prioritise to get us on track to a safer, greener future as fast as possible. With developing countries already bearing the brunt of a climate crisis they … Continue reading “JOINT LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – TIME TO TURBOCHARGE DECARBONISATION”

PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT DEBATE

26 February 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: business, Inequality, sustainability

Oxfam and High Pay Centre organised a fascinating debate exploring the future of business with some leading thinkers, at a time when the climate emergency and eye-watering inequality make clear that the status quo is not an option. Kate Raworth, former Oxfam colleague and creator of ‘Doughnut Economics’, described the five traits that tell you … Continue reading “PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT DEBATE”