Speeches

Debate on the Iraq inquiry

Wednesday 24th June 2009

Adjournment Debate on Gaza

Wednesday 21st January 2009

Debate on Gaza

Thursday 15th January 2009

Brian Hodgson memorial lecture

Friday 28th November 2008

Hansard Society/Political Studies Association Lecture: "Making Politics Fit for Purpose"

Friday 31st October 2008

Seminar at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group: "Cities as Growth Poles: Implications for Rural Development"

Wednesday 1st October 2008

Keir Hardie Memorial Lecture

Thursday 18th September 2008

Debate on the implementation of the 2004 ICJ opinion on the Israeli war

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

UN international meeting on the question of Palestine

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Ebor Lecture: "Apocalypse Now – Global Equity and Sustainable Living, the preconditions for human survival"

Wednesday 21st May 2008

The Snelling Lecture

Wednesday 20th February 2008

Speech made as part of the York University lecture series to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade: “Slavery and its Aftermath”

Thursday 20th September 2007

Opening speech made at the International Conference of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament: “In a Dark Time the Eye Begins to See”

Friday 31st August 2007

Speech made during the debate on the Middle East Peace Process

Tuesday 26th June 2007

Speech made during the debate on the Iraq Inquiry

Monday 11th June 2007

Speech made during the debate on Trident

Wednesday 14th March 2007

Debate on the sale of radar system to Tanzania

Tuesday 30th January 2007

Speech prepared for the House of Commons debate on the Conduct of Government Policy in Relation to the War in Iraq and its Aftermath

Wednesday 1st November 2006

Carrs Lane Lecture on Radical Christian Faith: “Must God divide our Broken and Bitter World?”

Friday 6th October 2006

Debate on Lebanon and International Affairs

Monday 18th September 2006

Speech at Scribani Conference on Africa and Europe: “Ways of Cooperation between Europe and Africa”

Thursday 7th September 2006

Keynote Speech at British Jewellery and Giftware Federation Annual General Meeting: “Future Prospects in Uncertain Times”

Thursday 15th June 2006

Barry Amiel And Norman Melburn Trust Annual Lecture 2006: “The Future of the Left – do we need a new agenda?”

Thursday 18th May 2006

“The Dangers of a Broken Multilateral System in a Bitterly Divided World - How the UK could cease to be a part of the problem and become part of the solution”

Thursday 23rd February 2006

Commission for Social Development Meeting to review the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006)

Wednesday 8th February 2006

Oral Evidence given to the Public Administration Select Committee for the Inquiry into the publication of Political Memoirs

Thursday 19th January 2006

Swiss Agency for Development Forum Series 2005: “Development and Security –facing the threatened end of our civilisation”

Thursday 27th October 2005

Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill

Friday 21st October 2005

Potential to create great change

Monday 23rd May 2005

Presentation to the International Symposium on Building the Capacity and Resources of African Non-Governmental Organisations

Monday 6th December 2004

Britain Tanzania Society/Royal African Society Lecture: “The importance of International Development”

Thursday 2nd December 2004

BBC Four: “Election USA: The Debate”

Sunday 31st October 2004

Wilberforce Lecture: "Rethinking the War on Terror"

Tuesday 19th October 2004

British Institute of Human Rights Lunchtime Lecture: “Development and Human Rights”

Tuesday 12th October 2004

Dr Neelan Tiruchelvam Memorial Lecture: “Justice and Human Rights for All – The Key to Peace and a Sustainable World”

Saturday 9th October 2004

Fourth Ambedkar Memorial Lecture: “Poverty and Inequality – a Major Threat to the Future”

Friday 24th September 2004

Keynote Address to John Hewitt International Summer School

Monday 2nd August 2004

Debate on Defence Policy

Thursday 25th March 2004

Higher Education Bill

Thursday 25th March 2004

Reconstruction of post-Saddam Iraq