Between now and the General Election on Thursday 4 July, experts from Queen Mary will be commenting on the twists and turns of the campaign, analysing the main parties' manifestos and exploring the key political and policy questions facing the next government.
Tim is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary and one of the most respected commentators on British politics. He is an expert in political parties and their membership, grassroots campaigning and the politics of immigration. He is the author of The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation and co-author of The British General Election of 2024.
Sofia is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary and is currently Deputy Director of the Mile End Institute. Her research concentrates on the experience of candidates standing for election (including harassment, abuse and intimidation of candidates) and the interaction between elite politics and public opinion. Sofia is the author of a landmark study of the barriers to women's selection when parties choose candidates for election.
Phil is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary and has been a fixture of British elections for well over a decade as BBC Radio 4's election night expert and the author of The British General Election of 2017 and its 2010 and 2015 equivalents. His latest book, Sex, Lies and Politics, explores the secret influences that drive our political choices.
Farah is a PhD student in the School of Politics and International Relations and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Mile End Institute. Her research explores the relationship between the Labour Party and the Muslim electorate in the UK, the experience of Muslim women in the Labour Party and the nature of party membership. Farah previously worked in Parliament, regional government and served as a local councillor in the London Borough of Redbridge.
Colm is Lecturer in British Politics at Queen Mary and is currently Deputy Director of the Mile End Institute. He is an expert in the history and internal politics of the Labour Party, the political economy and economic policymaking of the UK, and Starmerism in historical perspective. He is the author of Futures of Socialism which explores socialist and social-democratic debates about the future of the Labour Party from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Karl is Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary and is currently Deputy Director of the Mile End Institute. He is a former advisor to the Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP and is the author of Getting Over New Labour which explores why the Labour Party has been seemingly unable to move on from the 1997-2010 period, despite the tumultuous and eventful period of politics we have experienced since Labour left office.
Robert is Reader in Modern British History at Queen Mary and is currently Co-Director of the Mile End Institute. He is an expert in modern and contemporary British political history, the relationship between Britain and Europe, and Brexit. He is the author of Yes to Europe! - the panoramic survey of 1970s Britain and the first modern history of the UK's first referendum on Europe.
Elizabeth is Postdoctoral Researcher in British Politics at the Mile End Institute. She is an expert in how educational attainment and other socio-demographic characteristics shape public opinion and electoral behaviour. She leads Polling London, one of the longest-running and most highly-regarded research projects surveying the London electorate.
For a full list of contact details, email: j.cleeton@qmul.ac.uk