Post Parliamentary Career
A month after losing his seat in the 2010 UK General Election, Palmer signed on for unemployment benefit, at Nottingham's Station St Job Centre, the first ex-MP to do so. He said this was partly to keep his national insurance contributions continuous and partly to explore for himself what the unemployment services are like. He expected to claim no more than £5 most weeks due to his income from translation work. Palmer described the experience as sensitive but said he had received plenty of helpful suggestions and was favourably impressed. In September 2010, he became Director of International and Corporate Affairs for the BUAV.
In September 2011 Palmer contributed to the book What next for Labour? Ideas for a new generation. He wrote two pieces, one entitled Student Fees: A Constructive Response and the other Animal Welfare: The Neglected Swing Issue.
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