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In the News (Fri 25 Jul 08)

  
  Monbiot.com » Don’t Cry for Clare
Clare Short may have failed, in March, to act upon her threat to resign over the war with Iraq.
Clare Short’s approach to overseas development was more authoritarian than that of her Tory predecessor, Lynda Chalker.
To facilitate such projects, Clare Short has pressed for the weakening of the World Bank’s guidelines—for which people’s movements in the poor world have fought so hard—which prevent it from funding schemes which force tens of thousands from their homes, trash the environment and enrich only the elites.
www.monbiot.com /archives/2003/05/13/dont-cry-for-clare   (1125 words)

  
 Clare Short Encyclopedia Article @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Clare Short was born to Irish Catholic parents from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in Birmingham, England in 1946.
On 9 March 2003 Ms Short repeatedly called Tony Blair "reckless" in a BBC radio interview (see[1]) and threatened to resign from the Cabinet in the event of the British government going to war with Iraq without a clear mandate from the United Nations.
In December, 2004, Ms Short was reportedly critical of U.S. efforts to dispense aid to countries devastated by a tsunami caused by a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean.
www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Clare_Short   (1159 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Clare Short resigns as Labour MP
Ms Short told BBC News 24 that it took her a week to write the letter: "It was a very sad, big thing for me".
Ms Short, 60, also accuses Labour's previous chief whip, social exclusion minister Hilary Armstrong, of using her authority "to stop me discussing the fact that the prime minister engaged in a series of half-truths and deceits to get us to war in Iraq".
Clare Short has been a vocal critic of Mr Blair's foreign policy and leadership style since quitting as international development secretary in 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/6069710.stm   (655 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Profile of Clare Short
Clare Short has lobbed another grenade into the government with her claim that British spooks routinely bugged UN officials.
Clare Short built her political career on her reputation as a principled straight talker and is a formidable figure in the Commons who can be emotional and occasionally savage.
With a degree in political science, Clare Short had no notion of entering Parliament until she worked as a private secretary to a Conservative Home Office minister, Mark Carlisle, and found many MPs decidedly "unimpressive" at their jobs.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3488642.stm   (511 words)

  
 Labourhome » Clare Short Resignation
I am genuinely sorry to see Clare Short's departure form the Labour Party as no one can contest that she really means it, a true Socialist who is in politics for all the right reasons.
The "amusing" thing of Clare Short is that she entered the Commons in 1983 along with Blair and she'll probably leave it at the same time.
Clare Short's actions are a slap in the face to every Labour member and voter in Birmingham who worked or voted for her re-election.
www.labourhome.org /story/2006/10/20/152326/75   (1029 words)

  
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 Telegraph Blogs: Politics: Commons Confidential: October 2006: Clare Short's missed opportunity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Few tears will be shed in Downing Street over the decision of Clare Short to quit the Labour Party and sit as an independent MP for the remainder of her time in Parliament.
Ms Short, the MP for Birmingham Ladywood, has been a vocal critic of Mr Blair's foreign policy and leadership style since quitting the Cabinet in 2003.
During her stormy career, Miss Short resigned from Labour's front bench on three occasions - twice over the Gulf Wars and once over prevention of terrorism laws.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk /politics/commonsconfidential/oct06/clareshort.htm   (578 words)

  
 Clare Short's Keynote Speech
That was the challenge placed before Assembly by former overseas development minister Clare Short in her keynote speech on Monday evening.
In the affluent countries of the world, Ms Short identified a disturbing problem - for the first time we had passed beyond the struggle for survival.
Ms Short’s candour, obvious commitment and clear command of her subject - especially when handling questions - struck a powerful chord with Assembly and they greeted her contribution with a heartfelt standing ovation.
hotline2003.urc.org.uk /content/clare-short.htm   (427 words)

  
 The Diplomad: Flash! Clare Short is an Idiot!
But former International Development Secretary Clare Short said that role should be left to the UN.
Short, dear, not because we're undermining them but because we're showing them up as totally inept.
Short and her ilk would rather have people die than have the US go it "alone" with its partners.
diplomadic.blogspot.com /2004/12/flash-clare-short-is-idiot.html   (504 words)

  
 John Tyrrell Blogs About Clare Short's position
The Independent publishes a question and answer article in which Clare Short answers questions (6/11/2006).
I think the comments she makes are revealing and allow her to make clear why she acted as she did.
Clare's constituency, Ladywood, used to cover the part of Handsworth and Handsworth Wood where I live, but boundary changes moved us into Jeff Rooker's Constituencey of Perry Barr, now presided over by Khalid Mahmood.
johntyrrell.co.uk /archives/2006/11/clare_shorts_po_2.html   (273 words)

  
 Clare Short MP, Birmingham, Ladywood (TheyWorkForYou.com)
Clare Short MP Independent Labour MP for Birmingham, Ladywood
This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
75 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Clare Short speaks.
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/clare_short/birmingham,_ladywood   (884 words)

  
 Liberal Democrat Voice » PPC News: Selection in Clare Short's constituency up for grabs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Liberal Democrat Voice » PPC News: Selection in Clare Short's constituency up for grabs
PPC News: Selection in Clare Short’s constituency up for grabs
This week we’ve added East Lothian to our list of seats which have selected PPCs standing in the next election.
www.libdemvoice.org /ppc-news-selection-in-clare-shorts-constituency-up-for-grabs-236.html   (425 words)

  
 Geoff Wilkins' CV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During 1986/87 I assisted Clare Short MP with constituency casework on a voluntary basis, and I accompanied her on trips to Pakistan and Bangladesh to visit families refused entry to join men settled in this country.
In 1988-90 I was employed as Clare's constituency assistant, and I worked again for her briefly in 2002-3.
From 1990 to 2000 (part-time from 1994), and again part-time from 2003 to the present, I have worked as an Investigator for the Local Government Ombudsman, investigating complaints of maladministration.
www.geoffwilkins.net /CV/index.htm   (1055 words)

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