Mark Bennister, Ben Yong and Diana Stirbu discuss the lack of a shared parliamentary identity in Westminster, considering the implications for institutional governance and reform. “I’ve been very...
Nick Cowen, a lecturer in Criminology at the University of Lincoln, discusses a House of Commons Library POSTNote on Non-custodial Sentences which suggests that community sentences are more...
The LSE British Politics and Policy blog has published a piece by Hugh Bochel on gender diversity of committee witnesses in the House of Commons.
At its meeting on 7 November, the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee considered figures on witnesses to the Parliament’s committees during the 2018-19 year. The figures...
A funded PhD studentship in the area of Legislative Leadership and Governance is available at the University of Lincoln. The successful candidate will work with staff in the...
In September 2019, Sam Shave presented a paper at the biennial interdisciplinary European Rural History conference in Paris, ‘”Deaf to the voice of humanity”: Scandal and the suffering of...
A new book written by Ben Kisby and Lee Jerome that looks at the rise of character education in Britain has been published as part of the Palgrave...
Have you ever wondered what it is like to conduct your research in parliament? The UK legislatures host a number of fellowship schemes, including in partnership with various...
Electing a new Speaker: what happens next? After over ten years as Speaker, John Bercow has announced his intention to stand down at the end of October. As for...
Steve McKay and colleagues from Coventry University and the University of Birmingham, have had an article on MPs’ membership of select committees published in Parliamentary Affairs. It suggests...
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