This was absolutely fun to do! Thank you to Stuart for being our first guest 🙌

264 Women MPs Elected to the HoC! 👭 Women make up 41% of this new Parliament! 🙋 We are one step closer to reaching 50:50 representation in Westminster! 👏 We are also proud to announce 23 women from the 50:50 network were elected! 🙌 #GeneralElection24 #CountingInTheWomen

A historic milestone for women, with all signs pointing towards more than 40% women MPs - that’s 260 (the most ever) women in parliament! [1/3]

First woman in history to have this job. Now it’s about delivering a feminist and equalities driven economy that works for the most marginalised women across the UK.

Very much looking forward to this discussion! Get your tickets today 👇

🎫Get your tickets for this session and see our very own Dr Elisabeth Loose discuss whether standards in public life are declining. Book tickets here ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Feminist collective, How Women Work!, is organising a series of summer workshops from July 29 to Aug 5. 👇

💡Deprivation and low voter turnout are significantly related. Read my research piece on the John Smith Centre research blog to learn more about the differing degrees of voter turnout in the #GeneralElection.

Turn out slumped in the July 4th election - and fell most in areas of high deprivation, as this new John Smith Centre analysis shows. Restoring belief that politics matters starts in these seats. johnsmithcentre.com/research-blog/…

Top work by Dr Elisabeth Loose here digging into the turn-out figures from the election. And it was a nice day in Denistoun!

Our next 'Where are the interns now?' live session is taking place in a couple of weeks! 👨‍🦰With Harry Grieve Harry Grieve, Parliamentary Assistant to Sharon Dowey MSP 📅 30 July 2024 ⏲️ 12:30-1pm 📍On X, LinkedIn & YouTube ✏️Mark your diary today!

❕Remember to get your tickets for this panel discussion at the Festival of Politics with our Research and External Engagement Officer Elli Dr Elisabeth Loose! 🎫Tickets are available here ⬇️

🌐Curious about how political polarization affects democracy? Check out our latest blog post by Dr Armin Seimel Armin Seimel exploring how perceptions of elite polarization influence voter behavior and satisfaction with democracy. Dive deeper into the full article:

Remember to get your tickets for this panel at the #FestivalofPolitics! 📉 Are standards in public life really declining? 👥Martin Whitfield MSP, Dr Ian Cawood, Philip Rycroft, and our own Dr Elisabeth Loose 📅 21 August, 1:15-2:45pm Tickets: ow.ly/cQcT50SvOpE

🗨️ I had a brilliant time talking to Harry Grieve about his time interning for Miles Briggs MSP and John Lamont MP 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Thanks Harry, I learned a lot! 🙌

This was so interesting to work on! Thank you to all the young people who shared their views with us 💜

I really enjoyed reflecting on my career thus far! Thanks Calum for giving me this opportunity. 🙏

We’re delighted to be at the Visit the Scottish Parliament for ‘Are standards in public life really declining?’ at the Festival of Politics featuring our Research & External Engagement Officer Dr Elisabeth Loose

Are standards in public life declining? ⁦Dr Elisabeth Loose⁩ from the ⁦John Smith Centre⁩ explains all the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh today

Dr Elisabeth Loose: "A focus on economic issues and making people's lives better economically is crucial to improving trust. Together with improving the diversity of our politics and ensuring that there are formal rules of standards that have official consequences if politicians