After Parliament
In April 2007, Clark was interviewed by The Observer. This was for an article about the female Labour MP's elected in the 1997 General Election, known as Blair's Babes. She criticised the treatment of newly-elected MPs by the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Since 2005 she has worked as Head of Policy & Campaigns for the Multiple Sclerosis Society; Interim Climate Change Advisor for the Association of British Insurers; Associate Consultant for the National Youth Agency and Assessor for the OCR examination board in addition to writing. Clark campaigns of availability of Alzheimers Drugs on the NHS after her mother suffered with the disease. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Assessors.
Clark was involved in an incident in 2008 when video footage of her complaining to bar staff about their refusal to serve her was posted on YouTube. After Clark threatened legal action over the availability of the video, she was charged with public order offences. Clark was found guilty of using threatening words and behaviour. The conviction was quashed upon appeal.
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