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Richard Huzzey
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History person at Durham University.
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Prof @richardhuzzey.bsky.social & Dr David Minto, from @durhamhistory.bsky.social, have been researching the life & legacy of Sam Green, thought to be the first openly gay politician elected in the UK.
Now there's a blue plaque in his memory:
www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Congratulations to City of Durham Parish Council for a blue plaque to Sam Green, the 1st out gay politician elected in the UK (& probably the democratic world) as a Durham city councillor in 1972. Unveiled by
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk this weekend on Sam's childhood home. www.itv.com/watch/news/p...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
An honour to share the findings of our @ukri.org project on Petitioning and People Power with the legislators of the Petitions Committee of @lowersaxonypar.bsky.social on their visit to the UK. Our report with @hansardsociety.bsky.social available online: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...
October 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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#history #SkyStorians new article out out now! 'Women's campaigning, petitioning, and grassroots activism, 1945-1997' in Women's History Review. Co-authored with @abiedoubleyou.bsky.social @richardhuzzey.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social. OA.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
June 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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#PowerOfPetitioning people shared some nice data about 19th century petitioning, so I had some fun with it. mindseye.sharonhoward.org/posts/power-... (that's @richardhuzzey.bsky.social )
Petitions to the House of Commons, 1780-1918 – In Her Mind’s Eye
Trends in large-scale political petitioning in the long 19th century
mindseye.sharonhoward.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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What were people petitioning parliament about from 1780 to 1918?

@sharonhoward.bsky.social's dataviz of #PowerOfPetitioning data from @richardhuzzey.bsky.social, @henryjmiller.bsky.social etc.
April 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🚨 QUESTIONS REQUEST🚨

Do you have a burning question about how Parliament works? Or why it doesn't!

Our Parliament Matters team
@Darcyxtip.bluesky.social and @RuthFox.bluesky.social
are back in the studio to answer your questions tomorrow.

Use the link or reply below
⬇️hansardsociety.org.uk/pmuq
March 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Pleased to catch up with the latest @hansardsociety.bsky.social Parliament Matters podcast with @ruthfox.bsky.social @darcyxtip.bsky.social - I was in the @studyofparl.bsky.social live audience and it was great fun! www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
December 10, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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Our lovely @richardhuzzey.bsky.social has teamed up with Prof. C. Leston-Bandeira, @darcyxtip.bsky.social, @ruthfox.bsky.social and @hansardsociety.bsky.social to create a podcast episode discussing petitions, parliament, and public engagement! Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
www.hansardsociety.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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Thoroughly enjoyed latest episode of Parliament Matters podcast featuring @estrangeirada.bsky.social and Richard Huzzey discussing Parliamentary petitioning, past and present. Read their @hansardsociety.bsky.social briefing here (what a brilliant picture!) www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...
What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain
Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...
www.hansardsociety.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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It draws from our research into petitioning in the 20th century - you can find a report on this research here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...
What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain
Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...
www.hansardsociety.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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What's the point of petitions - listen to me and Richard Huzzey talking to @ruthfox.bsky.social and @darcyxtip.bsky.social on their podcast about the history of petitioning parliament, in what ways today's e-petitions work and what could be better: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
What's the point of petitioning Parliament? - Parliament Matters podcast, Episode 56
It’s Parliament Week, and Ruth and Mark are joined by researchers Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Richard Hussey to celebrate an unsung hero of Westminster: the petitioning system. Once on the verge of i...
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November 26, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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This was excellent - very informative on the history and practice of parliamentary e-petitions. Well worth a listen.
November 26, 2024 at 9:12 AM