Life After Parliament
Having lost his Parliamentary seat in the 2010 General Election by the margin of just 300 votes, Clarke declared he was unlikely to stand again for Parliament.
On 20 September 2010, it was announced that Clarke had been appointed Visiting Professor to the School of Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia. The appointment is part-time and for an initial period of three years. Since November 2010, Clarke has also been Visiting Professor of Politics and Faith in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University.
Starting 14 October 2010, Clarke has occasionally joined Michael Portillo on the sofa at This Week as the guest political pundit following the departure of Diane Abbott to take up her post as Shadow Minister for Public Health.
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