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clare short

February 4, 2010

Only a quarter of voters regard Iraq war as successful

The war in Iraq has been largely unsuccessful, according to nearly two-thirds (63%) of the British public. A new poll has revealed that only just over a quarter (29%) of voters regard the war as largely a success.
May 1, 2007

MP slams lack of Christian radicalism

Clare Short MP, the former Secretary of State for International Development, has spoken of her belief that the world’s richest countries are collaborating in slavery today in the same way Christian Churches collaborated in the Slave Trade over 200 years ago.
September 14, 2006

Church ally Short announces she is stepping down

Clare Short, seen by many in the churches as an important ally over issues of peacemaking and international development, has said she is to step down as an MP.
March 17, 2006

'Top 100' most influential lay Catholics named

Mark Thompson, is the most influential Roman Catholic lay person in Britain, according to an analysis by the Catholic weekly The Tablet.
July 28, 2003

Short says Iraqi lives must have equal value

Clare Short has warned that whilst questions must be answered following the death of the MoD adviser Dr David Kelly, to forget the thousands of Iraqi civilians who died in the Iraq war would be to fail to give equal value to all human life.
April 22, 2003

Clare short talks theology about Iraq

In a surprising statement on Good Friday, the International Development Secretary revealed that she thinks in theological terms.
March 19, 2003

Clare Short sets off for New York on a 'healing mission'

International development secretary Clare Short has set off for New York on a 'healing mission' where she will meet with top-level UN officials in a bid to discuss the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq.