Clare Short

2 months ago | compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow |Matthew Sowemimo |Neal Lawson |Clare Short

Published 21st February 2025National populism is surging across the globe. With Trump 2.0 entering a new and aggressive phase marked by alliances with Big Tech, authoritarian power grabs and US expansionism, and Reform UK experiencing a meteoric rise at home, how can progressives navigate a way through to a Good Society?

Dec 8, 2024 | compassonline.org.uk | Clare Short |Sue Goss

After 14 years out of power, Labour won a huge parliamentary majority, and there are an unprecedented number of MPs from left and centre-left parties in the House of Commons. Thin Ice: Why the UK’s progressive majority could stop Labour’s landslide melting away uses new polling and analysis to show that Labour’s majority is big but brittle. Our new polling reveals that 4 in 10 people who voted Labour in July 2024 do not consider themselves very strong supporters of the party, or supporters at all.

Dec 2, 2024 | manchesterworld.uk | Clare Short

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowElizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester has announced the launch of a new project that will celebrate ten years since the house opened as a visitor attraction and introduce the work of Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) to a new generation of writers.

Oct 27, 2024 | compassonline.org.uk | Sue Goss |Neal Lawson |Clare Short

Britain urgently needs to redefine its purpose on the world stage. In a world marked by escalating crises—climate change, inequality, authoritarianism, and conflict— the challenge at hand is huge. In New Horizons: Reconsidering Britain’s Role in the World, Clare Short, former Labour MP and Secretary of State for International Development from 1997-2003, takes a critical look at the UK’s current foreign policy and suggest how we can take a more constructive role on the global stage.

Oct 7, 2024 | manchesterworld.uk | Clare Short

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Manchester Women’s Aid (MWA) is taking part in the upcoming Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund, which means that its dream to reimagine the playgrounds at its refuges will have double the impact! The Big Give gets underway at midday on Thursday 10 October with supporters able to donate until midday on Thursday 17 October, knowing that every £1 that they give will be match funded and with the aim to raise...