Dr Helen Hawthorne

Lecturer in Politics at Middlesex University London, freelance editor and administrator. Ex-District Commissioner for Elstree District Scouts

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@DrSophieHarman @UoMPolitics @Waterstones Can't remember that! I was in the non-fiction section with the self-help books. I did get to meet Muhammad Ali though when he came to do a book signing.

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Free to read!

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

This week, we published our latest issue which is FREE to read for 3️⃣ months!

The issue contains:
📱 Special section on smartphones in conflict & care
💡 9 Research articles
📊 2 Policy papers
🗣 1 Review forum on #NATO
📚26 Book reviews

Read here >
https://t.co/jnw4dd5xbL

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Great thread on the election of Select Committee chairs

[Hansard Society @HansardSociety]

🧵 One of the first tasks of the new Parliament is to elect Select Committee chairs. The Speaker will inform party leaders today how many chairs each party is entitled to. But how are the chairs allocated to parties, and how do the elections work? (Image: ©UK Parliament) 1/

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

#MDXInternationalPolitics students @MDXIntPolitics and @MDXlaw

[David Lawrence @dc_lawrence]

Want to work for one of Labour's 411 MPs? Labour have a new website for expressions of interest in a variety of different roles. I've often thought something like this should exist - much needed coordination of talent!

https://t.co/urBMW1yXEh

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@MarietteWJones Congratulations!! Fantastic to see it in print!

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Fascinating post from @HansardSociety about the induction process for new mps

[Hansard Society @HansardSociety]

🧵What do newly-elected MPs do to get set up in this first week in Parliament? The eagle-eyed among you may have seen new MPs receiving a white envelope from the Returning Officer after their victory was announced. Pictured is @YuanfenYang with hers. It contains a letter....1/

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Most ever women in Parliament

[Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety]

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]

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@JenniWard5 Struggling to keep up as well!

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Loving my colour-along results map courtesy of @undertheraedar! Not sure I'll be up to colour them all in but we'll see! #GE24

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@Long_Tailed_Tit @undertheraedar Me too!

[Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre]

Election tomorrow.

FIND YOUR PHOTO ID.

PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET OR BAG.

The address DOESN'T need to match your constituency or current address. This is just to prove your ID.

Passport, driving license, PASS card or Voter Certificate, or this stuff:

https://t.co/atz9vF7UJE

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Very helpful explainer from @instituteforgov about what the pm needs to do in the first 72 hours

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

The first 72 hours as a new prime minister provides an early lesson in how huge the job is and how extensive the demands on their time will be.

So what do the first few days look like for a PM after winning a general election? Read our explainer https://t.co/v51XjOvNvy

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@DrSophieHarman Hope it goes well! I'm sure you'll be fab

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

This is an important read.

[Jim Dickinson @jim_dickinson]

If you only read one thing today
https://t.co/WVTl7I5CrN

[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

Here’s something new by @AdamPrzeworski

It addresses different conceptions of democracy, whether there is a crisis of democracy, and how to defend democracy.

Free download: https://t.co/nLqqfhwplB

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

If you want follow the results on Thursday for #GE2024 you can now👇 - I am very excited!

[Alasdair Rae @undertheraedar]

The people* asked for a fill-in-able A4 sized printable pdf hex map with list of constituencies for the general election so who am I to argue?

https://t.co/NzI1E2vcU3

*election nerds

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

@undertheraedar Love this! Thank you

[Dr Helen Hawthorne @HelHawthorne]

Funny, but also slightly worrying!

[Tim Bale @ProfTimBale]

Matt cartoons – June 2024 https://t.co/MNSB70bKK9

[Middlesex University @MiddlesexUni]

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It's not too late to sign up 🙌 https://t.co/sbE9OFRUFS