Francis Elliott
@franciselliott.bsky.social
Journalist and author, editor of The House.
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"As a new generation of Labour MPs grapple with their unease...Taverne’s example reminds us of the importance of having independently minded MPs with the shrewdness and elegance of the 'Victor of Lincoln'."
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
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Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
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Tribute to Lord Taverne: the resilient rebel who was 'too hot to handle'
In becoming the first post-war independent victor of an English by-election, Dick Taverne helped break the dominance of the main parties in 1973. W...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"As a new generation of Labour MPs grapple with their unease...Taverne’s example reminds us of the importance of having independently minded MPs with the shrewdness and elegance of the 'Victor of Lincoln'."
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
Words by our Manager Tom Chidwick in the latest @thehousemag.bsky.social!
shorturl.at/BeTPd
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Welsh Labour have just posted this on their official social media.
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Welsh Labour have just posted this on their official social media.
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A brutal and electric documentary following a Ukrainian brigade as it attempts to liberate a strategically important village, Chernov’s film is breathtaking and unmissable
🎥 @tomthescribe.bsky.social reviews Mstyslav Chernov’s '2000 Meters to Andriivka' | @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social
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🎥 @tomthescribe.bsky.social reviews Mstyslav Chernov’s '2000 Meters to Andriivka' | @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social
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'Masterful': Tom Mutch reviews '2000 Meters to Andriivka'
A brutal and electric documentary following one of Ukraine’s most elite brigades as it attempts to liberate a strategically important village from ...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A brutal and electric documentary following a Ukrainian brigade as it attempts to liberate a strategically important village, Chernov’s film is breathtaking and unmissable
🎥 @tomthescribe.bsky.social reviews Mstyslav Chernov’s '2000 Meters to Andriivka' | @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social
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🎥 @tomthescribe.bsky.social reviews Mstyslav Chernov’s '2000 Meters to Andriivka' | @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social
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Subscribe to your gloriously hard copy of The House magazine - featuring sage Cowley - and join the resistance. Offer on now.
Political Studies Association announces it is no longer going to send out hard copies of its journals to members.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
October 1, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Subscribe to your gloriously hard copy of The House magazine - featuring sage Cowley - and join the resistance. Offer on now.
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Political Studies Association announces it is no longer going to send out hard copies of its journals to members.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Political Studies Association announces it is no longer going to send out hard copies of its journals to members.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
Maybe I'm the only dinosaur still to get them and find them useful. But feels like other example of enshitification to me.
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A fascinating interview with David Evans by @franciselliott.bsky.social that gets to the core of modern Labour’s intellectual roots www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Keir Starmer's First General Secretary On What Labour Must Do Next
David Evans was instrumental in turning Labour into an election-winning machine. He tells Francis Elliott about soothing Angela Rayner's rows with ...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A fascinating interview with David Evans by @franciselliott.bsky.social that gets to the core of modern Labour’s intellectual roots www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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"It is not often possible to recommend a TV series as compelling as Adam Curtis’ Shifty"
📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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'A triumph': Baroness Blackstone reviews 'Shifty'
Looking for a summer recess watch? Waste no time and go straight to Adam Curtis’ documentary series
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July 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"It is not often possible to recommend a TV series as compelling as Adam Curtis’ Shifty"
📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology
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July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
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Your friendly neighbourhood rebellions guru, @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social's @philipjcowley.bsky.social on where MPs sit (and stand). Sadly, the Rush reference is to the loud band, not the lethal Liverpool striker. But, hey, you can't have everything.
Latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece - on how to rank MPs, inc one of my fave academic studies, which put Diane Abbott to the right of Giles Radice.
Also includes Rush reference.
Also includes Rush reference.
The Professor Will See You Now: Ranking MPs' politics
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: ranking the politics of MPs
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July 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Your friendly neighbourhood rebellions guru, @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social's @philipjcowley.bsky.social on where MPs sit (and stand). Sadly, the Rush reference is to the loud band, not the lethal Liverpool striker. But, hey, you can't have everything.
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Incredible story. What selflessness and honour !
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Wiaan Mulder says 'legend' Brian Lara should keep Test record for highest individual score
South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder declares on 367 not out, passing up the opportunity to break Brian Lara’s record for the highest individual score in a Test innings.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Incredible story. What selflessness and honour !
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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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NEW: Tony Blair's staff took part in a BCG project for the redevelopment of Gaza along the lines of the 'Trump Riviera' plan www.ft.com/content/0b1b...
Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG
Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub
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July 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
NEW: Tony Blair's staff took part in a BCG project for the redevelopment of Gaza along the lines of the 'Trump Riviera' plan www.ft.com/content/0b1b...
In particular, parking app I resent having had to download, I feel no need to review Tesco Mare Street car park.
No, modern world, I have no interest in "Rating [my] recent car parking experience".
July 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In particular, parking app I resent having had to download, I feel no need to review Tesco Mare Street car park.
Not saying things are quiet on the Tottenham beat rn but the lead story on that section of @theathletic.bsky.social has been a pair of gates for three days. Unclear what position they will play - presume defence...
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Not saying things are quiet on the Tottenham beat rn but the lead story on that section of @theathletic.bsky.social has been a pair of gates for three days. Unclear what position they will play - presume defence...
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Here's @roberthutton.co.uk on the time Gordon Brown met some sushi. Fairly confident this is the funniest thing you'll read all week
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: Gordon Brown’s sushi
“What’s this?”
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June 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here's @roberthutton.co.uk on the time Gordon Brown met some sushi. Fairly confident this is the funniest thing you'll read all week
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Latest @thehousemag.bsky.social article on the costs of governing. Inc references to Game of Thrones (lame), the opening credits of Fame (more than 40 years ago), and Rush (maybe not the coolest band ever). As always, ultra hip, finger on the pulse, etc.
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The Professor Will See You Now: The Costs Of Governing
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: the costs of governing
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June 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Latest @thehousemag.bsky.social article on the costs of governing. Inc references to Game of Thrones (lame), the opening credits of Fame (more than 40 years ago), and Rush (maybe not the coolest band ever). As always, ultra hip, finger on the pulse, etc.
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Wrote about the enhanced games
Roping the dopes | Alan White | The Critic Magazine
I remember musing once that one option in the future could be to get rid of drug tests entirely. Just let athletes take whatever drugs they want
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June 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Wrote about the enhanced games
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
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And so it begins...
🚨 BREAKING: Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
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Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
Labour whip Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a government whip over the controversial welfare reforms being brought forward in a bill on July 1, beco...
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June 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And so it begins...
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From a Q&A I wrote for the Guardian in 2021. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/d...
June 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From a Q&A I wrote for the Guardian in 2021. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/d...
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If you ever wanted to understand what an effort to exert unchecked executive power against representatives of the legislative branch looks like
BREAKING
US Senator Alex Padilla was just forcibly removed and detained at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles.
US Senator Alex Padilla was just forcibly removed and detained at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you ever wanted to understand what an effort to exert unchecked executive power against representatives of the legislative branch looks like
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Latest piece in the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on sortition for parliamentary candidates.
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The professor will see you now: Do elections need some 'pot luck'?
Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: should parties use sortition to choose candidates?
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June 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Latest piece in the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on sortition for parliamentary candidates.
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The House Magazine’s Lord Cormack Fellowship
The Lord Cormack Fellowship is a month-long paid fellowship with Parliament’s magazine, The House.
The fellowship aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to political journalism, magazine produc...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Pls pass this on to any aspiring political journalist- especially those that might not be able afford unpaid internships in London totalpoliticsgroup.bamboohr.com/careers/73?s...
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Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social - on perceptions of prime ministerial power. With added marking.
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The Professor Will See You Now: The Limits Of Prime Ministerial Power
As memories of Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher fade, so perceptions of the limitations of prime ministerial power increase
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June 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social - on perceptions of prime ministerial power. With added marking.
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A fine issue of a fine magazine
🎨 House 1787 - The Culture Issue - is out now! 🎵
Frank Cottrell-Boyce on children's reading
DCMS RIP?
MPs' gig memories
Robert Hutton's recipes for disaster
Try a sample and subscribe here: www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
Frank Cottrell-Boyce on children's reading
DCMS RIP?
MPs' gig memories
Robert Hutton's recipes for disaster
Try a sample and subscribe here: www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
June 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A fine issue of a fine magazine