en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1134889 Comments by iddbirmingham http://www.globaldashboard.org/2010/05/13/conservatives-lead-dfid-for-first-time/#IDComment76360739 Mitchell faces a big challenge in maintaining DFID&#039;s focus on poverty reduction and development in the &quot;joined up foreign policy&quot; environment that will undoubtably be led by the security services, and also in maintaining DFID&#039;s expertise and capabilities in an environment where they are already under huge pressure to do more with less. <a href="http://iddbirmingham.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/will-the-change-of-government-affect-uk-aid-policy/" target="_blank">http://iddbirmingham.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/wil...</a> Thu, 20 May 2010 13:14:34 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/2010/05/13/conservatives-lead-dfid-for-first-time/#IDComment76360739