Edd
@eddrowe.bsky.social
Constitution Unit bureaucracy wrangler. Occasional deliberative participant herder. Disco authoritarian.
Bad takes all my own work.
Bad takes all my own work.
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This is pernicious, but also just so incredibly boring and lazy
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is pernicious, but also just so incredibly boring and lazy
2026 is going to be a huge year for the Constitution Unit. We can't wait to have a new colleague to share cake and politics nerdery with (liking for tea desirable but not essential).
Join and help to lead the Constitution Unit!
@uclspp.bsky.social is looking for a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics who will also join our senior team and contribute to our research and impact activities.
Applicants must have, or be near to finishing, a PhD.
Apply 👇
@uclspp.bsky.social is looking for a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics who will also join our senior team and contribute to our research and impact activities.
Applicants must have, or be near to finishing, a PhD.
Apply 👇
Job opportunity: Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics
The UCL Department of Political Science and Constitution Unit are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics. The successful candidate will join the senior team at the Unit.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
2026 is going to be a huge year for the Constitution Unit. We can't wait to have a new colleague to share cake and politics nerdery with (liking for tea desirable but not essential).
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Watch our event live on YouTube!
Today's event is now starting!
Join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth to ask if the government's electoral reform plans go far enough.
Sign up to watch on Zoom and ask questions 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or, excitingly, watch live on YouTube 👇
Join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth to ask if the government's electoral reform plans go far enough.
Sign up to watch on Zoom and ask questions 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
Or, excitingly, watch live on YouTube 👇
Do the government’s electoral reforms go far enough?
YouTube video by UCL Constitution Unit
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October 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Watch our event live on YouTube!
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Jews in Britain have thrived since the 1660s, and made an enormous contribution, because this is a country where *all* communities can thrive and make a contribution.
October 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Jews in Britain have thrived since the 1660s, and made an enormous contribution, because this is a country where *all* communities can thrive and make a contribution.
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1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters.
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters.
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
This made me wonder about RTW checks on MPs themselves. Are they done day 1 at the Commons? Or is it part of the process of standing as a candidate? Or both?
But instead they are gonna try and get it through the House of Lords based on, to reiterate, a *lie*! You need ID to work now! Anyone who has moved jobs in a legitimate business in the UK knows this!
September 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This made me wonder about RTW checks on MPs themselves. Are they done day 1 at the Commons? Or is it part of the process of standing as a candidate? Or both?
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🚨 Right now, governments across the world are grappling with ailing trust just as bold net zero action is needed.
⌛ In the UK, our experience shows strong public support for net zero remains - but that support needs to be met with real engagement if we’re to hit our 2030 targets.
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⌛ In the UK, our experience shows strong public support for net zero remains - but that support needs to be met with real engagement if we’re to hit our 2030 targets.
🧵👇
September 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨 Right now, governments across the world are grappling with ailing trust just as bold net zero action is needed.
⌛ In the UK, our experience shows strong public support for net zero remains - but that support needs to be met with real engagement if we’re to hit our 2030 targets.
🧵👇
⌛ In the UK, our experience shows strong public support for net zero remains - but that support needs to be met with real engagement if we’re to hit our 2030 targets.
🧵👇
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I wrote something for Rapper’s Delight’s 45th anniversary but got distracted and didn’t publish it until a few months back, so here it is again if you missed it… rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-24...
September 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I wrote something for Rapper’s Delight’s 45th anniversary but got distracted and didn’t publish it until a few months back, so here it is again if you missed it… rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-24...
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What role should parliament have in scrutinising international agreements with countries like Mauritius, the US and India?
On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO
On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO
September 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
What role should parliament have in scrutinising international agreements with countries like Mauritius, the US and India?
On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO
On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event.
Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO
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The latest edition of our regular constitutional review is now available!
Monitor 90 describes this government's constitutional reform scorecard as 'mixed'. It says that much remains to be done and progress in some areas has been disappointing.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
Monitor 90 describes this government's constitutional reform scorecard as 'mixed'. It says that much remains to be done and progress in some areas has been disappointing.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
July 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The latest edition of our regular constitutional review is now available!
Monitor 90 describes this government's constitutional reform scorecard as 'mixed'. It says that much remains to be done and progress in some areas has been disappointing.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
Monitor 90 describes this government's constitutional reform scorecard as 'mixed'. It says that much remains to be done and progress in some areas has been disappointing.
Read it 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
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We have new opinion polling on House of Lords reform!
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
June 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
We have new opinion polling on House of Lords reform!
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
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NEW BLOG: Labour and the constitution: (almost) one year on
Ahead of our annual conference, which starts next week and features a keynote speech by Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, @lisajames.bsky.social analyses government progress so far against the commitments in its manifesto
Ahead of our annual conference, which starts next week and features a keynote speech by Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, @lisajames.bsky.social analyses government progress so far against the commitments in its manifesto
Labour and the constitution: (almost) one year on
Ahead of our annual conference, which starts next week and features a keynote speech by Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, @lisajames.bsky.social analyses government progress so far against the commitments in its manifesto
constitution-unit.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
NEW BLOG: Labour and the constitution: (almost) one year on
Ahead of our annual conference, which starts next week and features a keynote speech by Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, @lisajames.bsky.social analyses government progress so far against the commitments in its manifesto
Ahead of our annual conference, which starts next week and features a keynote speech by Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, @lisajames.bsky.social analyses government progress so far against the commitments in its manifesto
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We’re hiring!
A 3-year Postdoc (starting Oct 2025) on an ERC/UKRI-funded project on access to justice and international human rights courts.
PhD in Law or Political Science with quantitative methods experience required.
Deadline: 4th July.
Interviews: Week of 21st July.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
A 3-year Postdoc (starting Oct 2025) on an ERC/UKRI-funded project on access to justice and international human rights courts.
PhD in Law or Political Science with quantitative methods experience required.
Deadline: 4th July.
Interviews: Week of 21st July.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We’re hiring!
A 3-year Postdoc (starting Oct 2025) on an ERC/UKRI-funded project on access to justice and international human rights courts.
PhD in Law or Political Science with quantitative methods experience required.
Deadline: 4th July.
Interviews: Week of 21st July.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
A 3-year Postdoc (starting Oct 2025) on an ERC/UKRI-funded project on access to justice and international human rights courts.
PhD in Law or Political Science with quantitative methods experience required.
Deadline: 4th July.
Interviews: Week of 21st July.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
We are 30! 🥳
Today is the 30th anniversary of our 'glittering' launch, as discussed in Inquiry (the precursor of our current triannual constitutional review, Monitor).
Fortunately there has been more than enough work to keep us busy for much longer than our initial two year timescale!
Today is the 30th anniversary of our 'glittering' launch, as discussed in Inquiry (the precursor of our current triannual constitutional review, Monitor).
Fortunately there has been more than enough work to keep us busy for much longer than our initial two year timescale!
June 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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We have a fantastic line-up of politicians for our conference this year: the Labour Minister for the Constitution giving the keynote, the Conservative Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, six other cross-party MPs and two peers!
Join us on 18 and 19 June for our free, online conference exploring Labour's constitutional agenda in office.
We have now finalised our line-up, which features the Minister for the Constitution and eight other cross-party MPs!
Find out more and sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
We have now finalised our line-up, which features the Minister for the Constitution and eight other cross-party MPs!
Find out more and sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution....
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We have a fantastic line-up of politicians for our conference this year: the Labour Minister for the Constitution giving the keynote, the Conservative Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, six other cross-party MPs and two peers!
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We're hiring a short-term postdoc (think "summer project"), or PhD-student RA, with advanced expertise in quantitative text analysis to support myself and Dr Marion Dumas (LSE) in a European Horizon-funded grant project. Details here adjust-project.eu/job-call/
JOB CALL: Research Fellow / Research Assistant with co-authorship—quantitative text analysis for social science (UCL) – AdJUSTFacebookLinkedInTwitter
Towards a just energy transition
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May 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We're hiring a short-term postdoc (think "summer project"), or PhD-student RA, with advanced expertise in quantitative text analysis to support myself and Dr Marion Dumas (LSE) in a European Horizon-funded grant project. Details here adjust-project.eu/job-call/
I would say this but our Conference line up is really strong this year. Come along to hear fascinating insights and hopefully not me accidentally unmuting.
The Constitution Unit's annual conference is taking place on 18 and 19 June!
Cross-party politicians and experts will explore constitutional paths taken and not (yet) taken after one year of a Labour government.
And we are very excited to have the Minister for the Constitution speak!
Sign up 👇
Cross-party politicians and experts will explore constitutional paths taken and not (yet) taken after one year of a Labour government.
And we are very excited to have the Minister for the Constitution speak!
Sign up 👇
Labour’s Constitutional Agenda in Office: Constitution Unit Conference 2025
This online conference brings together senior speakers, including parliamentarians, academics and commentators, to discuss Labour’s constitutional agenda in office.
www.ucl.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I would say this but our Conference line up is really strong this year. Come along to hear fascinating insights and hopefully not me accidentally unmuting.
This is really interesting research. Would love to see if it replicates in other countries.
Honest people don’t lie. Or do they? Liars aren’t honest. Or are they?
One puzzling conundrum in contemporary politics is that politicians who seem to be estranged from facts and evidence are nonetheless considered honest by their followers.
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One puzzling conundrum in contemporary politics is that politicians who seem to be estranged from facts and evidence are nonetheless considered honest by their followers.
1/n
April 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is really interesting research. Would love to see if it replicates in other countries.
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The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE)
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...
jobs.soton.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
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We invite any and all historians to share their views on these developments, including from the perspective of methodology, implications and/or global and historical precedents.
From @askhistorians.bsky.social: a response to the executive order on restoring truth and sanity to American history
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From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: MegaThread: Truth, Sanity, and History
Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community
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March 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We invite any and all historians to share their views on these developments, including from the perspective of methodology, implications and/or global and historical precedents.
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NEW REPORT!
Many people are talking about reforms to Northern Ireland's political institutions. But what impact would such changes have?
I've learnt so much exploring this issue with my fantastic colleagues. I hope our report - which offers analysis, not conclusions - will aid the conversation.
Many people are talking about reforms to Northern Ireland's political institutions. But what impact would such changes have?
I've learnt so much exploring this issue with my fantastic colleagues. I hope our report - which offers analysis, not conclusions - will aid the conversation.
Reform of Stormont: Options for Discussion
In a new report, @conorjkelly.bsky.social, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and @alanwhysall.bsky.social provide a technical analysis of possible reforms to Northern Ireland's governing institutions.
Read it 👇
In a new report, @conorjkelly.bsky.social, @alanrenwick.bsky.social and @alanwhysall.bsky.social provide a technical analysis of possible reforms to Northern Ireland's governing institutions.
Read it 👇
Constitution Unit publishes new report on reforming Northern Ireland's governing institutions
The Constitution Unit has today released a new report, Reform of Stormont: Options for Discussion, by Conor Kelly, Alan Renwick and Alan Whysall.
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
NEW REPORT!
Many people are talking about reforms to Northern Ireland's political institutions. But what impact would such changes have?
I've learnt so much exploring this issue with my fantastic colleagues. I hope our report - which offers analysis, not conclusions - will aid the conversation.
Many people are talking about reforms to Northern Ireland's political institutions. But what impact would such changes have?
I've learnt so much exploring this issue with my fantastic colleagues. I hope our report - which offers analysis, not conclusions - will aid the conversation.
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Are the UK's party funding regulations fit for purpose?
On Monday, join Jackie Killeen @electoralcommission.org.uk, @markpackuk.bsky.social, Jess Garland @electoralreform.bsky.social and Justin Fisher to discuss the rules around political party donations at our free, online event.
Sign up 👇
On Monday, join Jackie Killeen @electoralcommission.org.uk, @markpackuk.bsky.social, Jess Garland @electoralreform.bsky.social and Justin Fisher to discuss the rules around political party donations at our free, online event.
Sign up 👇
Are the UK’s party funding regulations fit for purpose?
An expert panel discusses whether and how the regulation of party funding might be improved in the UK.
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Are the UK's party funding regulations fit for purpose?
On Monday, join Jackie Killeen @electoralcommission.org.uk, @markpackuk.bsky.social, Jess Garland @electoralreform.bsky.social and Justin Fisher to discuss the rules around political party donations at our free, online event.
Sign up 👇
On Monday, join Jackie Killeen @electoralcommission.org.uk, @markpackuk.bsky.social, Jess Garland @electoralreform.bsky.social and Justin Fisher to discuss the rules around political party donations at our free, online event.
Sign up 👇
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Why do all these people have depression we ask as we create systems designed to make their lives as insecure as possible.
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Why do all these people have depression we ask as we create systems designed to make their lives as insecure as possible.