Nov 13, 20151 minThe Challenge of Political Leadership SymposiumHeld at Churchill College, Cambridge, Charles took part in a one-day event on leadership in the modern day. Discussions were held on esta...
Nov 9, 20151 minWho's Looking after the World?Global instability and organised terror; mass flows of people across states; economic stagnation and environmental danger - the challenge...
Oct 27, 20151 minPodcast: Charles in the Cambridge Politics DepartmentAs the University of Cambridge's Politics Department podcast returns for a mid-year special, Charles talked to Professor David Runciman a...
Oct 8, 20151 minNew Leader, Old Problems: Is 2020 Tory Victory Inevitable?Speaking at the University of East Anglia, Charles explored the possible ways forward for Labour under Corbyn's leadership. He draws on t...
Oct 8, 20151 minLocal Government Needs a Unitary RevolutionLocal authority structures are stuck in the twentieth-century, and have lost power to central government accordingly, Charles Clarke argu...
Sep 25, 20151 minTotal Politics Reviews British Leaders"Rigorous and satisfactory" is Total Politics' judgement on the Labour and Conservative volumes, edited by Charles. The books bring a new...
Sep 24, 20151 minThe Independent Reviews British Labour LeadersGordon Brown gets a rough deal, concludes Andy McSmith, in his review of Charles' latest volume. That is the result of the innovative "ne...
Sep 24, 20151 minCorbyn Is Safe - For NowNo convincing candidate nor programme exists for Labour moderates at the present time, argues Charles Clarke as he stresses the need for ...
Sep 24, 20151 minStop Apologising for Successful Policy, Clarke tells CorbynCharles takes aim at Jeremy Corbyn's apology for tuition fees in the Times Higher Education supplement. Click here to read the full text.
Sep 17, 20151 min"Successful Tory Leaders Become Champions of Moderate Reform"Looking over the themes running through the new book on British Conservative Leaders, John Rentoul judges the marks of the successful Tor...
Sep 13, 20151 minCorbyn's Labour Is on a Path to the Political MarginsThe Labour Party's leadership race lacked a candidate of real change, which enabled Jeremy Corbyn's purity-over-power campaign to triumph...
Sep 10, 20151 minThe Cam, Cicero and Willy BrandtCharles does a one-minute interview for the Independent. Click here to read his thoughts on literature and the portrayal of politicians i...
Sep 6, 20151 minNATO-Russia Accord Needed to Prevent New ConflictA paper on co-operation in Europe has been stamped on the agenda as 75 foreign policy grandees. Click here to view.
Sep 6, 20151 minBook Extract: Tony Blair Reflects on LeadershipIn British Labour Leaders, one of three new volumes assessing the people who've headed Britain's major political parties, Charles Clarke ...
Sep 3, 20151 minWe Failed on UK Identity: Blair in British Labour LeadersInterviewed in British Labour Leaders, Tony Blair has admitted his government's attempts to build a cohesive UK identity in the aftermath...
Sep 2, 20151 minClarke v Livingstone on the Future of SocialismCharles 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 minIraq 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 minNobody in the Labour Race has the Makings of a LeaderLabour's candidates for leader need to up their game or be outclassed by the political and policy challenges facing the party and the cou...