March 22, 2013
Will Britain Leave the European Union?Charles Clarke delivered a lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs of the University of Toronto. The
March 6, 2013
British Council ‘Going Global’ in DubaiCharles Clarke attended the British Council’s annual ‘Going Global’ Conference
February 27, 2013
Westminster Faith Debate on ‘the sexualisation of society’Charles Clarke organised the second series of
February 21, 2013
Too Difficult Box: Equality with Trevor PhillipsCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture with Trevor Phillips
February 13, 2013
Westminster Faith Debate on stem cell research, abortion and ‘the role of the embryo’Charles Clarke organised
February 12, 2013
Whither the Labour Party?Charles Clarke gave a seminar on Whither the Labour Party
February 7, 2013
Too Difficult Box: Welfare Reform with David Blunkett MPCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture
January 31, 2013
Too Difficult Box: Child Protection with Tim Loughton MPCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture
January 28, 2013
Education World Forum OpeningCharles Clarke addressed the Opening Session of the Education World Forum in London
December 13, 2012
Impact and Effectiveness of Ministerial ReshufflesCharles Clarke gave oral evidence to the House of Commons
December 6, 2012
Launch of NUS History BookCharles Clarke attended the launch party for the NUS History Book
December 5, 2012
Westminster Faith Interview with Delia SmithCharles Clarke chaired the third Westminster Faith Interview
November 29, 2012
Too Difficult Box: Regulation of the Media with Lord David HuntCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture
November 28, 2012
What Can Government’s Do to improve National Education SystemsCharles Clarke delivered a public policy
November 26, 2012
Caspian Corridor ConferenceCharles Clarke participated in a panel on Education and Sports at Caspian Corridor Conference
November 22, 2012
Too Difficult Box: Reform of the House of Lords with Baroness Liz SymonsCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture
November 21, 2012
Westminster Faith Interview with Shirley WilliamsThe second Westminster Faith Interview featured Shirley Williams
November 15, 2012
Too Difficult Box: Pensions with Baroness Patricia HollisCharles Clarke organized the Too Difficult Box lecture
November 9, 2012
Minorities, Nations and Cultural Diversity, Queens University BelfastCharles Clarke gave a keynote speech at this international conference
November 8, 2012
Too Difficult Box: Food Security with Professor David BaulcombeCharles Clarke chaired the Too Difficult Box lecture
November 7, 2012
Westminster Faith Interview with John SulstonCharles Clarke chaired the first Westminster Interview by Andrew Brown, of the Guardian, and Nobel-prize winner Sir John Sulston.
November 6, 2012
Technology Enhanced Learning Conference, Royal SocietyCharles Clarke chaired the discussion panel at the TEL Conference at the Royal Society
November 1, 2012
Paying for Public ServicesCharles Clarke gave this lecture in UEA’s ‘Too Difficult Box’ lecture series
October 25, 2012
University Museums in the UK and JapanCharles Clarke moderated two public lectures by the Directors of the Kyoto University Museum and the University Museum, University of Tokyo
September 19, 2012
British Egyptian Education ConferenceCharles Clarke spoke at a Conference organised by the British-Egyptian Society
September 14, 2012
Transforming Policing for the 21st CenturyCharles Clarke spoke at a Conference organised by the Think Tank Reform on the Future of Policing.
July 24, 2012
Final Westminster Faith DebateRowan Williams, Tony Blair and Charles Moore formed the panel
July 18, 2012
Evidence to Lords Select Committee on MigrationCharles Clarke gave oral evidence to the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee F
June 28, 2012
‘A New Asia?’ ConferenceCharles Clarke participated in a Conference to address the political, economic and social landscape of modern East Asia
June 26, 2012
Lecture at Plymouth UniversityCharles Clarke gave a lecture at Plymouth University on International Challenges in Higher Education
June 21, 2012
Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, BerlinCharles Clarke presented a session entitled “Reducing Economic Inequalities by the Expansion of…
June 13, 2012
Evidence to House of Lords Constitution CommitteeCharles Clarke to the House of Lords Constitution Committee enquiry
May 23, 2012
Seminar on media pluralityCharles Clarke was a panelist at a seminar in the House of Commons hosted by the Centre for
May 22, 2012
Joe Nye dinner on EuropeCharles Clarke participated in a dinner organised by the European Council on Foreign Relations
Presentation at St Anthony’s College, Oxford
Charles Clarke gave a presentation about his migration essay at the European Studies Centre of St Antony’s College, Oxford.
May 12, 2012
Alexandria Trust in CairoCharles Clarke participated in a Planning Workshop in Cairo to establish a new Arab Journal of Higher Education
May 2, 2012
Sixth Westminster Faith Debate, on Trends in ReligionThe sixth of the Westminster Faith Debates was chaired by Charles Clarke
April 18, 2012
Fifth Westminster Faith Debate, on Religious FreedomThe fifth of the Westminster Faith Debates was chaired by Charles Clarke
April 17, 2012
Education Investor SummitCharles Clarke participated on a panel at the 2012 Education Investor Summi
March 21, 2012
Oral Evidence to Independent Police CommissionCharles Clarke gave oral evidence to the Independent Police Commission
Fourth Westminster Faith Debate, on Welfare
The fourth of the Westminster Faith Debates, which addressed the role of religious organisations
March 9, 2012
ICT in Education AwardsCharles Clarke presented the NAACE ICT Impact awards at the NAACE Annual Conference
March 7, 2012
Third Westminster Faith Debate, on RadicalisationThe third of the Westminster Faith Debates was chaired by Charles Clarke.
March 6, 2012
Dublin thinktank lecture on migrationCharles Clarke gave a lecture on migration at the leading Dublin international policy thinktank
February 27, 2012
Launch of Brussels office of MPICharles Clarke participated in the launch of the Brussels office of the Migration Policy Institute
February 22, 2012
Second Westminster Faith Debate, on EducationThe second of the Westminster Faith Debates was chaired by Charles Clarke
February 16, 2012
Education Conference in TashkentCharles Clarke attended an Education Conference hosted by the Uzbek government
February 10, 2012
National Union of Students 90th BirthdayThe NUS is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2012 by building a record of comments about the NUS
February 8, 2012
Westminster Faith Debates beginThe first of the Westminster Faith Debates addressing “Religious Identity in ‘superdiverse’ Societies”
January 26, 2012
Launch of Mathsworld UKMathsworld UK, a project to create the first major exploratorium and museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to mathematics
January 20, 2012
Saving SchengenThe Centre for European Reform held a discussion to discuss the position of freedom of movement within the European Union
January 9, 2012
Education World ForumThis year’s annua lEducation World Forum involved over 60 education ministers from throughout the world.
December 16, 2011
Westminster Faith DebatesThe Religion and Society Research programme published details of its Westminster Faith debates
December 1, 2011
Centre for Social JusticeCharles Clarke gave a lecture entitled the Roles of Education and Educational Research in promoting Social Justice
November 29, 2011
Lancaster University Question TimeThis question time event focused on the interrelationship between politics, religion and philosophy
November 24, 2011
‘Facing Up to Immigration’Charles Clarke gave this lecture in UEA’s ‘Too Difficult Box’ lecture series
The text of the lecture
November 17, 2011
Education Investor awardsCharles Clarke was a judge for the Education Investor awards, which were awarded at its annual dinner
November 16, 2011
Migration Policy Institute Transatlantic Council meetingCharles Clarke participated in a meeting of the Transatlantic Council of the Migration Policy Institute
November 11, 2011
‘Confidentiality and Collaboration’Charles Clarke delivered the keynote address at a national academic conference addressing the ethics of information
November 9, 2011
European Council for Foreign Relations, WarsawCharles Clarke participated in a meeting of the Council of the European Council for Foreign Relations
October 31, 2011
WISECharles Clarke is attending the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Conference in Doha, Qatar
September 28, 2011
Centre for Japanese StudiesCharles Clarke moderated the Inaugural Lecture of UEA’s Centre for Japanese Studies. This was given by Professor Yakushiji
September 6, 2011
Conflict Research SocietyCharles Clarke gave the opening keynote address at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Conflict Research Society
July 16, 2011
UEA Green Community ChallengeThe UEA Green Community Challenge 2011 event was organised by MBA Strategic Carbon
June 29, 2011
The Coalition At OneA Conference ‘The Coalition At One’, in which I participated, was organized by the University of East Anglia
June 28, 2011
Food For ThoughtCarol and I held a ‘Food For Thought’ party in London for a group of friends where we discussed an excellent paper
June 15, 2011
Religion in EducationTo mark the 140th anniversary of the UniversityTest Acts University College London organised a seminar:
May 25, 2011
E-Learning Africa ConferenceI attended the E-Learning Africa Conference, this year in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.
April 23, 2011
Saudi Technical Conference and ExhibitionCharles Clarke participated in the Riyadh Technical and Vocational
April 6, 2011
University College London Seminar on “Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge”Evan Davis chaired a panel
‘Reform’ Education Roundtable Seminar
Charles Clarke led a lunchtime roundtable seminar on the issues which need to be addressing in improving Britain’s
April 5, 2011
The Naomi Sargant Memorial DebateThis third Naomi Sargant Memorial Event, organised by Channel 4, the Open University and NIACE, was a debate
April 4, 2011
Draft Detention of Terrorist SuspectsTogether with Jack Straw, David Blunkett and Peter Goldsmith I gave evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on
March 23, 2011
Hope Street Centre, LiverpoolA seminar at the Hope Street Centre in Liverpool addressed the contribution that the ‘Big Society’ could make
University of Lancaster
This lecture was the inaugural lecture as Visiting Professor in Politics and Faith at the University of Lancaster.
March 16, 2011
European Council on Foreign RelationsLed a Black Coffee Morning at the European Council on Foreign Relations on ‘Europe and migration: Reconciling Europe’s
March 6, 2011
Apeldoorn Conference 2011The theme of the excellent 2011 Apeldoorn Conference was ‘Making Successful Cities’. The full proceedings are here
February 11, 2011
Role of Courts in DemocracyThis debate on the ‘Role of Courts in a Democracy’ addressed the contemporary relationship between Parliament and the
February 7, 2011
Seminar of ‘The Blair Government’This seminar at Queen Mary College London, which addressed public sector reform, is part of a series convened
January 20, 2011
Too Difficult Box Inaugural LectureInaugural lecture at UEA, the Too Difficult Box ‘This was the first in the ‘Too Difficult Box’ lecture
January 17, 2011
Demos Europa SeminarLecture at Demos Europa seminar, University of Warsaw on Migration in the European Union. This seminar, on the
December 7, 2010
Presentation to WISEThis presentation, on December 7th 2010, set out some central themes to be followed in improving national education
November 18, 2010
Vote Labour in North NorfolkThis speech criticises the position of the Liberal Democrats in relation to student tuition fees and makes the
September 23, 2010
India DIDACThis speech was an address to the e-India Conference in Mumbai (website) on September 23rd 2010. It addresses
February 8, 2010
Browne ReviewEvidence to Lord Browne’s Independent review of Higher education and Student Finance. Part of the Browne review, February
November 18, 2009
Queens Speech 2009On November 18th 2009, Charles Clarke made this speech in Parliament in the debate on the Queen’s Speech:-
August 25, 2009
E-India KeynoteThis speech was a keynote address to the e-India Conference in Hyderabad (www.eindia.net.in/2009/digitalLEARNING/index.asp) on August 25th 2009. It
May 23, 2009
Progress LectureThis speech in London on September 23rd 2009 was the second in their “New Thinking for Britain’s next
May 19, 2009
Fabian SocietyThis is a Fabian Society lecture on 19 May 2009, during the European Parliament election campaign, making the
April 27, 2009
International Policing TallinnThis lecture argues for strong police-community relations. It was given to the International Associations of Chiefs of Police
April 9, 2009
Iraq is ChangingThis press statement, jointly with Charlie Falconer, summarises our assessment of the situation in Iraq on April 9th
November 19, 2007
Intergrated Public SafetyThis speech addresses the need for an integrated public safety system if countries are effectively to combat terrorism.
April 25, 2007
Housing in the next decadeThis speech argued for major reform in our approach to housing. It was given at a seminar organized
March 28, 2007
Royal Television SocietyThis 2007 speech to the Royal Television Society assessed the current state of the relationship between Politics and
February 7, 2007
Economic Policy and TaxationThis speech sets out a proposed approach to economic policy and taxation. It formed part of the ‘Life
January 17, 2007
House of LordsThis is evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Select Committee in January 17th 2007. It addresses the
December 15, 2006
Future of Immigration PolicyThis speech sets out the way in which an effective system to control immigration can be established. It
November 30, 2006
Future Green PoliticsThis speech makes the case for giving priority to green politics. It was given to the Institute for
November 29, 2006
Fabian Foreign PolicyThis lecture to the Fabian Society in London on November 29th 2009 gave an overview of the international
November 25, 2006
Identity and Civil LibertiesThis speech makes the case for a national identity register and identity card system. It was given at
September 5, 2006
Policy ReviewThis speech made proposals for the steps that Labour needed to take in order to win the 2010
October 5, 2005
Heritage FoundationThis lecture was given on 5 October 2005 to the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC. The lecture made
September 27, 2005
Labour Party Conference 2005This was the Home Secretary’s speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, on September 27th 2005.
Conference, Since
September 19, 2005
Prison Reform TrustThis lecture set out a completely different approach to penal policy. It was given to the Prison Reform





