This blog was written on December 14th 2009, at the time of the Pre-Budget Report. It argued for setting out more clearly the basis of...

This blog was written on December 8th 2009. It makes the case against the Conservatives' approach to policing reform, in particular the...

This blog followed controversy about the relationship between Ministers and the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs. It was...

This article in the Independent in October 2009 was a comment on the forthcoming appointment of a President of the European Union. Once...

This article assessed the balance between security and liberty towards the end of the period of Labour government and proposed future...

This article was published in Policy Review Magazine in September 2009, before the Pre-Budget report, and made proposals for the best way...

This article in the Independent in July 2009 was a response, and comment upon, Labour's defeat in the Norwich North By-election. Gordon...

This is a Fabian Society lecture on Tuesday, May 19th 2009, during the European Parliament election campaign, making the case for a...

This article in the Mail on Sunday in May 2009 made proposals about the need to clean up the conduct of politics: Charles Clarke:...

This article was commissioned by the Eastern Daily Press to mark the 30th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's election as Prime Minister...

This lecture argues for strong police-community relations. It was given to the International Associations of Chiefs of Police at their...

This pamphlet, published by Unlock Democracy in January 2009 sets out the necessary steps for achieving a modern constitution for...

This article in the New Statesman in September 2006 addressed the widespread description of all critics of the direction of the Labour...

This speech addresses the need for an integrated public safety system if countries are effectively to combat terrorism. It was given at...

This speech sets out the way in which an effective system to control immigration can be established. It was given at the annual...

This speech makes the case for a national identity register and identity card system. It was given at the Scottish Labour Party...