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Tbf not the worst punishment that the Liberals have meted out to a dog before

Tfw when an American says that the Suez Canal should be a European security concern

There were 110 divisions in the Public Bill committee on the Assisted Dying Bill, all unwhipped. Here's a ranking of how frequently (in %) each committee member voted with the Bill promoter in the divisions they were present for

Thank you to UCL Constitution Unit for publishing my written evidence (submitted in December) to the Commons Modernisation Committee, on private members' bills - drawing partly on the early experience on the assisted dying bill - and opposition days. constitution-unit.com/2025/04/01/pri…

Tonight, we are debating which voting system might replace ‘First Past the Post’ with Unlock Democracy, Electoral Reform Society and Make Votes Matter, Thank you to our panel of Rainbow Murray @[email protected], Stijn van Kessel, Jessica Garland and Stephen Gethins MP and to everyone who has come along!

This piece confirms what Liberal Democrats crack canvassing teams already knew - saying #WinningHere is a winning strategy Philip Cowley #LE2025 politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Anyone who's ever done any marking knows this to be true...

Lovely to see mine and James Ellison’s piece about how School of History, Queen Mary University of London legend Peter Hennessy has changed how we think about the ‘Secret State’ in this week’s The House magazine. Thanks to Francis Elliott for asking us to write about one of the most warm-hearted and wise people in academia!

Fellow lecturer to me, after a Question Time-style event: “What did you think of that?” Me: “It was all right, but didn’t that dreadful woman remind you why you don’t vote Lib Dem?” Him: “That’s my wife” ✍️ Philip Cowley's Professor Will See You Now: politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Ah, here is that Philip Cowley dictum HT Francis Elliott politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

If any academics out there are pondering ideas for books that are accessible to the public, do drop me or Biteback Publishing a line…

Curbs on foreign students would damage #London and the UK, writes RichardBrown -onlondon.co.uk/richard-brown-…. Polly Toynbee Yvette Cooper Keir Starmer Bridget Phillipson Jack Brown LSE Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan London Higher Philip Cowley Trevor Phillips City Hall Conservatives

🇬🇧 Readers of the House had the inside track on Britain’s trade approach before everyone else. The latest issue includes i/vs with Jonathan Reynolds, Crawford Falconer, and much more. Try a sample and subscribe: politicshome.com/house-magazine…

New piece by me on the prospects for Westminster's assisted dying bill - which returns to the House of Commons chamber this Friday. theconversation.com/could-the-assi… The Conversation

🗳️ "The election of ethnic minority MPs to Westminster has the effect of boosting electoral turnout... it appears that the turnout being boosted is primarily that of white voters" ✍️ Philip Cowley on the politics of presence: politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

New piece by me on the process and possible pitfalls ahead for Kim Leadbeater MBE MP's Westminster assisted dying bill, which returns to the Commons chamber this Friday. theconversation.com/could-the-assi…

On 20 Dec 1985 I was mascot for Salop against Blackburn Before the game Chic Bates came up to me with a stern look on his face. "Look, I need Perksy (our keeper) for the game. You go easy on him, ok? Promise me?" That was nearly 40 years ago, I still remember it. What a legend.

EARLY VIEW! This new open access PSJ Research Note explores how public perceptions of time horizons shape voter responses to large-scale public investment promises. By Matthew Barnfield, Karl Pike & Philip Cowley Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.70… #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 referendum on whether to leave the European Economic Community. On Tuesday at Queen Mary University of London, an expert panel will discuss the lessons from that referendum--the first UK-wide plebiscite. Register and come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-win-a…

Worth a read from excellent colleague Philip Cowley What do we want? Everything. When do we want it? Right now! on.ft.com/4kNzjeI via @financialtimes