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Sep 2, 20151 min read
Clarke v Livingstone on the Future of Socialism
Charles Clarke and ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone debate the best path for centre-left politics in Britain and Europe, in a post-Jeremy...
Aug 30, 20151 min read
Iraq Apology a "Cynical Ploy"
In an interview the Daily Express, Charles Clarke labels Jeremy Corbyn's apology for the Iraq war a "cynical ploy" and goes on to argue:...
Aug 28, 20151 min read
Nobody in the Labour Race has the Makings of a Leader
Labour's candidates for leader need to up their game or be outclassed by the political and policy challenges facing the party and the...
Aug 26, 20151 min read
European Leadership Network: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The ninth review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty took place in New York at a time of rising geopolitical tensions. Not...
May 20, 20152 min read
Charles Clarke: Labour should tell McCluskey to stop bullying or get lost
Party must learn the lessons from aftermath of 2010 defeat Labour’s disastrous defeat on May 7 has its roots in the party’s failure to...
Mar 11, 20151 min read
Mar 5, 20151 min read
What to Do with Insoluble Foreign Policy Problems?
Charles delivered a lecture at the Cambridge college of Peterhouse, expanding the elements of The Too Difficult Box that covered the UK's...
Jan 30, 20151 min read
The Too Difficult Box Gets Book of the Year
Charles Clarke's The Too Difficult Box was judged Practical Politics Book of the Year at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015....
Dec 12, 20141 min read
Devolution to the East
Writing in the University of East Anglia's "Eastminster" journal, Charles Clarke sets out the story of English regional devolution so...
Nov 18, 20141 min read
British Political Leadership Assessed
Following up his study of Conservative Party leaders, Charles Clarke discusses a metric for ranking leaders of all major British parties....
Nov 17, 20141 min read
The Too Difficult Problem
Elaborating on themes established in The Too Difficult Box, Charles Clarke contemplates the challenge to democratic processes and...
Nov 6, 20141 min read
"No Credible Alternative to EAW"
Charles Clarke, along with a list of other senior figures from the political and legal establishment, has put his name to a letter...
Nov 3, 20141 min read
The Civil Service: an Appraisal
The Civil Service must increase its political acumen and be readier to promote on merit, Charles Clarke has said in an interview with the...
Oct 13, 20141 min read
Find Long-Term Solutions, Veterans Tell Party Leaderships
Speaking at the Cheltenham Literary Festival with fellow contributor to The Too Difficult Box, Margaret Hodge MP, Charles Clarke called...
Oct 2, 20141 min read
Euro-Experts: Take Action on Ebola Now
Charles Clarke joins a list of European security experts calling on heads of state to meet immediately and agree a more effective...
Sep 15, 20141 min read
Sep 6, 20141 min read
In-Depth Interview with Russia Today
The role of the media and elections in public policy, the conditions for bipartisan agreement, and Charles' own time in government are...
Jul 22, 20141 min read
"Ministers and Mandarins Should Put It at the Top of Their Reading List"
Philip Stephens of The Financial Times is awed by the breadth and depth of analysis contained in Charles Clarke's edited volume The Too...
Jul 21, 20141 min read
Charles Clarke on Faith, Politics and History
In a wide-ranging interview with the Huffington Post's Mehdi Hasan, Charles talks politics, faith and history. A thought-provoking series...
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