🧵What will the new MPs be doing today? If you missed the 1st part of our guide to MPs induction check out yesterday’s thread. (It’s been viewed by over 1m people so don’t miss out! buff.ly/4cQyyxB). But today’s the day they elect the Speaker - so be sure to read on👇 1/

The House of Commons is sitting now starting with the election of the Speaker.

Wholeheartedly agree (shock) and hope this will be more reflected on research about parliaments and parliamentarians

House of Lords investigative & scrutiny #SelectCommittees have been reappointed this afternoon ⬇️

University staff watching public sector workers getting a pay rise

Deputy Speaker announces the timetable for election of select committee chairs and chair of Backbench Business Committee - nominations close 4pm on Monday 9 September. Elections on Wednesday 11 September.

I suppose quite timely that this week I’ve been focusing on this paper…

🚨Career update!🚨 From September I will be a postdoc researcher on the SPARK project, based in Politics & IR The University of Edinburgh. I will examine the Spanish and Catalan parliaments via 3 policy areas, so please get in touch if interested! Project info: marcgeddes.uk/spark

If you want to see a picture of a puppy, visit me at the other place - here’s my details:

For next 5 years, I'll be working w Prof. Beth Weaver Alistair Fraser Ellen Stewart Prof Liz Aston Katrina Morrison Nasar Meer @SCDC_org James Reilly & others to explore health-justice intersections in Scotland & to identify opportunities for improvement. More info here strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde… 1/2

We will be supporting no fewer than 10 panels at the #ecprgc24 next week! Check out the full details of our section panels here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S…

Our first panel will start at 9am on Monday this morning, exploring public trust in parliaments. Full details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event/P… #ecprgc24