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Constitution Unit bureaucracy wrangler. Occasional deliberative participant herder. Disco authoritarian. Bad takes all my own work.

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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Doo-Wop was incredibly influential Afro-American music of the 50's that just disappeared. Very much like skiffle in that loads of artists who went onto be massive started out in Doo-Wop groups. Eg James Brown & George Clinton.
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Immediate thoughts on Andy Burnham's announcement today of a national commission on electoral reform. Doing this process well will be really important. theconversation.com/if-he-wants-...
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If he wants to secure legitimacy for electoral reform, Andy Burnham must stick to these rules
Involving both the public and all parties in shaping reforms on how they vote will be crucial.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are you subscribed to the Constitution Unit's mailing list? Get our latest publications, events and blog posts sent directly to your inbox, plus our monthly round-up email (the first edition of which is coming tomorrow!) Sign up 👉️ mailchi.mp/ucl/constitu....
Alan Renwick in conversation at an event.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'I certainly think there is an appetite for a cap.' Our Director, @alanrenwick, appeared on Times Radio with Dominic O'Connell to discuss the two £36 million donations that Reform UK received over the weekend. Watch 👇️
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Alan Renwick explains the rules around Reform UK's donations totalling £73 million on Times Radio
The Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, Professor Alan Renwick, appeared on Times Radio with Dominic O'Connell to discuss the rules around donations to Reform UK totalling £73 million.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
See every public sector restructure since 2010 for more details.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This version with synths set to Leonard Nimoy reading is fantastic. Soft Rains (featuring the voice of Leonard Nimoy reading Ray Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains) | Zarelli share.google/CjvP8zcAPSqX...
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Soft Rains (featuring the voice of Leonard Nimoy reading Ray Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains), by Zarelli
12 track album
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Parks and Rec's public meetings are the truest example I've seen of what those sort of meetings are really like. I once attended one in Brixton about the redevelopment of the railway arches where someone played the bongos for the entirety of the meeting.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I've had two separate people tell me this week that they think Andy Burnham 'hates' London. The creation of number 10 "North" was seen as this dislike in action.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I assumed there was an implied threat that ICE would start rounding up supporters or teams. I also assumed the peace prize was a bribe to stop that from happening.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
With Andy Burnham very likely on his way to Downing Street, what next for constitutional reform? On Thursday, join Frances Foley, @cathhaddon.bsky.social and @lisajames.bsky.social to discuss what could, and should, be on the agenda at our free, online event. Sign up 👉️ ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
The Constitution Unit. What next for constitutional reform in the UK? 9 July 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm. Frances Foley (Former Deputy Director of Compass). Dr Catherine Haddon (Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government). Lisa James (Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit). Chair: Dr Tom Fleming (Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit).
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It's having stainless steel worktops in your kitchen.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Our free, online conference kicks off at 9:30am today! Today we have four panels of experts and practitioners covering UK–EU relations, public confidence in democracy, how political parties choose their leaders and making policy on difficult issues. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
The Constitution Unit Conference 2026. The Constitution Under Labour. 24 June 2026: 9:30am: UK-EU relations ten years after the referendum; 11:30am: How can public confidence in UK democracy be restored?; 1:45pm: How should political parties choose their leaders?; 3:30pm: Making policy on difficult issues. 25 June 2026: 10:00am: What next for standards in public life?; 12:00pm: The Representation of the People Bill.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As is now tradition our conference will take place during a heatwave and some....let's call it political turbulence. But boy oh boy there are some cracking panels with heavyweight line-ups.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'll be speaking at this (very timely!) panel on how parties choose their leaders: arguing for a return to a more democratic system, in which elected representatives make the choice. Do join us!
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It's a Michael Moorcock book! A Cure for Cancer - Wikipedia share.google/ugjv0JpOOksJ...
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A Cure for Cancer - Wikipedia
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Would there be any sessions on the issues around choosing party leaders? Perhaps chaired by a renowned scholar and with an all star panel?
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It's quite a day to be taking over at the UCL Constitution Unit! Meg gave a fantastic speech last night to close her time in charge - video coming very soon. Thank you, Meg, for all your stellar work! Our mission to conduct rigorous research that helps inform debate on political reform goes on.
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Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Just arrived in sunny London 🌤️ I look forward to spending May at @conunitucl.bsky.social, working on the new book I'm writing with @arminschaefer.bsky.social Let me know if you're around and want to get coffee or chat about democratic theory - or both!
Picture of Tavistock Square Gardens
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Constitution Unit has a great new report out this morning, in which @alanwhysall.bsky.social argues for greater attention to problems of governance in Northern Ireland, and explores options to fix them.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Megs time as Unit Director has covered: 1 constitutionally significant referendum, 4 general elections, 1 unlawful prorogation of Parliament, a hard to quantlify amount of Prime Ministers (6? but there's time for one more) and an epic number of cups of tea. What an incredible shift!
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Very exciting Unit news!
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Three excellent things have just happened: 1) the Rycroft Review of pol finance has been published 2) govt is implementing key changes with immediate effect 3) those changes got cross-party support in the Commons. Careful scrutiny of the detail will now be essential. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics
Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
NEW BLOG: The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and filibustering in the House of Lords @lisajames.bsky.social looks at how delay tactics work in the Lords, and what peers could do to stop individuals using procedure to block bills.
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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and filibustering in the House of Lords
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – commonly known as the assisted dying bill – is now very unlikely to pass in this session. Its supporters have accused opponents of filibustering – a charge which they strongly deny. Lisa James looks at how delay tactics work in the House of Lords, where they have been used in the past, and what peers could do to stop individuals using procedure to block bills rather than allowing them to stand or fall on their merits.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today's event has started! Join @jessblair.bsky.social, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social and @paulsilk.bsky.social to discuss how the 2026 Senedd election will change Welsh politics, including its possible makeup, new voting system and expansion. Watch 👇
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How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?
YouTube video by UCL Constitution Unit
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Great piece Alice!
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Good luck telling the guy/gal managing a wedding dancefloor that it's not a real job.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Oh Paula, this is awful. Others have said PAL and the hospital complaints system. But if there was ever a thing I would want to talk through with a professional so I could work out where to put my emotions this would be it.
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yeah I started listening to this a lot in 2024. No reason. It's a banger though.
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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This is pernicious, but also just so incredibly boring and lazy
“I tell my sons, when you’re in the company of women, you pay for everything. And if you can’t, you don’t go out … A woman is not going to have sex with a man who splits the bill with her.” Signalling resource is one of the three things women find most attractive,
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
One of the many housing disasters in London in the 00's was the huge boom of conversation of houses into flats. Yeah we got some extra provision for singles and couples but we lost loads of family homes without any replacements. Most of the conversions are crap too!
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Rowan Hall @rowaninlondon.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Watch our event live on YouTube!
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Ruth Fox @ruthfox.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
1/ Whatever you think of digital ID, the process matters. And in 2025, this is still how we make big public policy. 👇
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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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Involve @involveuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🚨 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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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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
The Constitution Unit. 
How should the UK’s parliaments scrutinise international agreements? 
24 September 2025, 1:00pm–2:00pm. 
Arabella Lang (Head of Public Law at the Law Society and Visiting Fellow at the University of Essex). 
Lord (Peter) Goldsmith KC (Chair of the International Agreements Committee and former Attorney General). 
Clare Adamson MSP (SNP MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, and Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee). 
Chair: Lisa James (Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit).
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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....
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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The ouroboros problem exists for all the LLMs.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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 👇
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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
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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
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UCL Political Science @uclspp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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/...
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 11/06/2025
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
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Rowan Hall @rowaninlondon.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This fine tome i think www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution...
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The Politics of Coalition: How the Conservative-Lib Dem Government Works
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Fergus Green @fergusgreen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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/
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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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Edd @eddrowe.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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.
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