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Researchers and practitioners with insights about parliaments and the issues we discuss each week on our Parliament Matters Podcast
@michaelshanksmp.co.uk
Proud to serve as Rutherglen's Member of Parliament. UK Energy Minister. Charity trustee and volunteer.
@drscottarthurmp.bsky.social
1. Scottish Labour MP for Edinburgh South West. 2. Civil Engineer 3. Parkrunner. Newsletter Sign-Up: http://tinyurl.com/EdSWNewsletter
@williamtheconcurer.bsky.social
Fine artist with a particular interest in how local & Parliamentary democracy actually works & how it can be improved UK is a signatory to the European Charter of Local Self Government including the 2009 Additional Protocol to strengthen citizens rights
@politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Analysis, insight and informed opinion on politics and public policy. https://politicalquarterly.org.uk
@samanthadixonmp.bsky.social
🌹Labour's Member of Parliament for Chester North and Neston. Senior Government Whip & Vice Chamberlain to HM Household. For casework please email samantha.dixon.mp@parliament.uk
@martynpatrick.bsky.social
Team leader in the House of Commons Service. (Very) amateur choral singer. Lapsed late mediaevalist. Slow horse. STBX.
@mysociety.org
Our pro-democracy technology puts more power in more people's hands. Subscribe to our updates at https://www.mysociety.org/subscribe/
@oliverryanmp.bsky.social
Proud Member of Parliament for #Burnley, #Padiham & #Brierfield Any casework, please email: oliver.ryan.mp@parliament.uk
@estrangeirada.bsky.social
Parliaments and Public Engagement, with an obsession for petitions. Professor of Politics @ POLISatLeeds and Chair of IPEN, the International Parliament Engagement Network: https://ipen-network.org/ .
@robertsaunders.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
@satisfactory20.bsky.social
Archives, history, heritage. Women and Parliament. #NecessaryWomen. London. COYS
@adefty.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Politics, University of Lincoln. Parliament, the intelligence services, a little bit of social policy.
@mihailchiru.bsky.social
Political scientist at the University of Oxford working on legislative studies and party politics in Central and Eastern Europe and the European Parliament.
@marcdebus.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at the University of Mannheim. Interested in elections, voters, candidates, party competition, coalition politics and legislatures. #FirstGen
@rajivshah.bsky.social
Interested in law, politics, the constitution, and policy. Former special adviser in MOJ, AGO, and No 10. @RajivShah90 at the other place
@nathanielsablan.bsky.social
PhD Student researching Select Committees in the House of Lords 🇬🇺🇬🇧 Would go to war for Matheus Cunha and Ruben Neves 🐺
@laurenrmartin.bsky.social
PGR @ Uni of Sheffield- parliament, public engagement and all things e-petitions. Treasurer & membership officer, PSA Parliaments Spare time spent where there are hills and trees. Or on Tiktok
@nickdickinson.bsky.social
Political Scientist | British Politics and History | PhD on Legislative Salaries and Expenses Systems (University of Exeter) | Mst. Modern British and European History (University of Oxford)
@drjamesstrong.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in British Politics and Foreign Policy at Queen Mary University of London | Parliamentary Studies | Foreign Policy Analysis | UK Foreign Policy | Parliamentary War Powers
@arabellalaw.bsky.social
Head of Public Law, Law Society Visiting Fellow, Essex Law School & Human Rights Centre Formerly Head of Research, Public Law Project; and treaties, international law, human rights, immigration, etc, House of Commons
@timbale.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (out in pbk soon!). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
@nigelfletcher.bsky.social
UK political historian, lecturer and writer; Co-founder of the Centre for Opposition Studies. Cake, campery & historical/constitutional trivia. 🍰🏳️🌈 📖 🇬🇧 Website: www.nigelfletcher.org Subscribe to my newsletter: https://nigelfletcher.substack.com
@paolosandro.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Law and Legal Theory @lawatleeds.bsky.social, author of 'The Making of Constitutional Democracy: From Creation to Application of Law' (Hart 2022), Open Access at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4562656#
@legalmusings.bsky.social
Barrister. Commentator. Visiting Prof @ Durham University. Former parliamentary lawyer & special adviser UK Parliament (JCHR, EU, Women & Equalities; International Agreements). Musings on law, politics & restaurants . Personal views. 🇬🇧🇧🇪🇮🇱 📍LDN/BX
@roizur.bsky.social
Political scientist at the University of Essex. Parties, voters, institutions, and representation. www.roizur.com
@adam.publiclaw.space
Constitutional lawyer at University of Liverpool & Bingham Centre. Interested in limits on legislative power. Currently finishing book on parliamentary sovereignty But easily distracted esp by delegated legislation, and statutory interpretation.
@ruxandrasrbn.bsky.social
Lecturer in Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at UCL researching how things work in different parliaments. Co-Convener of PSA Parliaments | ruxandraserban.com
@kiwiting.bsky.social
Lecturer in comparative politics @UniofReading | Formerly @lsegovernment.bsky.social | Parliamentary studies | Political career | 🇬🇧 & 🇭🇰 politics | Views are mine
@louisevthompson.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Politics @ Manchester uni, Co-editor of Parliamentary Affairs. Researching small parties and all things parliament.
@rebeccamckee.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working across constitution/parliament and local growth/regional economic policy. Former academic and citizens' assembly organiser 🫶
@aileenwalker.bsky.social
Politics, parliaments, citizen engagement, news, arts and culture. Former Director of Public Engagement at UK Parliament. Glaswegian.
@oonaghgay.bsky.social
Retired House of Commons official and walking tour guide specialising in women and political history. Upcoming walks can be found at the following link. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/11054676824
@huwyardley.bsky.social
Deacon @churchofengland. Assistant Curate, Benefice of Broughton, Cransley and Mawsley, Diocese of Peterborough. Former @HouseofCommons Clerk. Husband, father, stepfather. @saracensrugby.bsky.social fan. @nigelslater.bsky.social fan. Follower of Christ.
@paulsilk.bsky.social
Former parliamentary official. Devolution, parliaments, the constitution, rural Wales, Ukraine, amateur theology, and incompetent language-learning
@gregpower1.bsky.social
Working with politicians in unlikely places. Author, "Inside the Political Mind"
@jackpannell.bsky.social
Researcher at Institute for Government working on parliament and the constitution.
@rowaninlondon.bsky.social
Impact Research Fellow @conunitucl.bsky.social | All views are my own
@lisajames.bsky.social
Researcher at the Constitution Unit, working on the Constitutional Principles and Health of Democracy project. Co-author, The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit.
@timdurrant.bsky.social
Programme Director at the Institute for Government - interested in how government works and how it can work better 🏳️🌈
@churchstate.bsky.social
Church of England Parliamentary office, working with Lords Spiritual, MPs, Peers & staff in Palace of Westminster. Account maintained by @richardachapman.bsky.social www.churchinparliament.org
@thehousemag.bsky.social
Parliament's magazine, published bi-weekly when Parliament is in session. Learn more: https://www.politicshome.com/house-magazine.htm
@ukcla.bsky.social
The United Kingdom Constitutional Law Association.
@conunitucl.bsky.social
The UK's leading research centre on constitutional change, covering parliament, government, democracy, elections and more. Sign up to hear about our blog posts, events and publications 👉 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/get-involved/mailing-list
@richgreenhill.bsky.social
https://x.com/RichGreenhill @hansardsociety.bsky.social https://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/
@johncurtis.bsky.social
Senior Researcher/Clerk at the House of Commons Library, researching Asia, Americas and the NI Protocol. War Studies alumnus. Follow for tepid takes on uncontroversial subjects.