Douglas Alexander responds to Madeleine Bunting on the militarisation of aid

My department has every reason to work in countries affected by conflict – not because aid has been "subordinated to achieve military objectives", or even because "poverty causes conflict", but rather because conflict causes poverty. Half of all children out of school today live in countries affected by conflict, and half of all children who die before the age of five were born in fragile states.

Read more on the Guardian's website. Madeleine Bunting's op-ed is available here.