Tag Archives: General Election 2015

How does it feel to be a new MP?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by

This week at Westminster MPs elected for the first time will still be finding their feet. With such a large new intake these certainly will not be on their own, but how will they be feeling? This question is one … Continue reading →

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The youngest MP since…?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by

Following the election of Mhairi Black last week, many of you have asked us about young MPs! Over to our Director, Dr Paul Seaward… Many have said that Mhairi Black’s election as the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and … Continue reading →

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Predicting the polls: a Victorian perspective

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

As the UK goes to the polls today, here’s the last in our series of blogs on elections through the centuries. With the outcome of today’s vote still baffling the pollsters, Dr Philip Salmon, Editor of the Victorian Commons, discusses … Continue reading →

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