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How British liberals should advocate for the human rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir (800 words)

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InterLib | September 2019 Imaduddin Ahmed (800 word piece in the 2019 InterLib Kashmir pages, following the articles on Kashmir by Liberal Democrat MEPs Phil Bennion and Dinesh Dhamija) The 72 year history of Kashmir since the British Raj dissolved is fraught with unconfirmable contentions and theories and riddled by complex problems. For a start, the issue of self-determination of the people of the various parts of Kashmir under Pakistani, Indian and even Chinese administration is not straight-forward: self-determination by whom, given migrations since 1947? The wider stakes at play for the two nuclear powers in dispute over the region … Continue reading How British liberals should advocate for the human rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir (800 words)

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How British liberals should advocate for the human rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir (500 words)

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By Imaduddin Ahmed | Fri 30th August 2019 | Lib Dem Voice This past month, the Government of India has escalated military presence in Jammu and Kashmir, already perhaps the densest in the world, enforced curfews, a media blackout, blocked all communications and arrested Kashmiri politicians without issuing warrants under a draconian law. Reports of torture of civilians are now coming through the BBC. This comes accompanying the Government of India’s attempt to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in violation of the conditions of it joining India after India became independent. Civilian casualties over the past 12 months were already at a decade … Continue reading How British liberals should advocate for the human rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir (500 words)

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The cost of power outages to Zambia’s manufacturing sector

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Policy Brief 41408 International Growth Centre | June 2019 Imaduddin Ahmed, Michelle Baddeley, D’Maris Coffman, Jim Meikle and Graham Sianjase In Brief: The researchers surveyed 146 large manufacturing firms in Zambia’s industrial hubs in 2018 to assess the impacts of power outages on Zambia’s manufacturing sector, and firms’ coping mechanisms. Following the outages of 2015 and 2016, manufacturing’s share of energy delivered by Zambian energy utility ZESCO dropped and had not recovered by 2017. The researchers find that: o Backup generation was associated with a reduction in production delays which was associated with reduced loss in clients; o Export-oriented firms … Continue reading The cost of power outages to Zambia’s manufacturing sector

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The case for changing our laws on revoking citizenship

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By Imaduddin Ahmed | Mon 19th August 2019 | Lib Dem Voice When as Home Secretary Sajid Javid attempted to strip British-born Shamima Begum of her citizenship, he highlighted how the Home Office has come to possess powers to revoke citizenship that … Continue reading The case for changing our laws on revoking citizenship

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Arms sales could cost the UK more than they earn

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It is plausible that the arms trade could be a contributing factor to
the extent to which wars are waged and peacekeeping operations in which the MOD is engaged,
the extent to which refugees are created, move to the UK and then are sheltered in the UK,
the radicalisation of those who would harm Britain Continue reading Arms sales could cost the UK more than they earn

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Why we should legalise cannabis

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Cannabis is over-policed for the relative lack of harm it does Currently, cannabis is classified as a Class B drug, meaning that possession can result in up to 5 years of imprisonment Over the last 10 years, there have been 1.58 million cases of the police forces seizing cannabis, although the number of seizures have seen a steady year-on-year decline (Home Office, 2019 stats). This represents a substantial amount of police time and budget. The Home Office estimates that 7.2% of adults 16-59 consume it. Cannabis has medical benefits Research in 1980 suggested that cannabidiols reduced epilepsy in most patients, but … Continue reading Why we should legalise cannabis

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Stop Brexit. Vote Lib Dem. Change UK & Labour are wasted Remain votes; Lib Dems = Greens on environmental policy.

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A. Change UK: wasted vote. C.10% needed to win a seat. Uselessly polling at 5-6% prevents Remain Lib Dems a 3rd seat in London & crossing 20% nationally. B. Labour: wasted Remain vote. Lib Dems are 2nd nationally to the … Continue reading Stop Brexit. Vote Lib Dem. Change UK & Labour are wasted Remain votes; Lib Dems = Greens on environmental policy.