Richard Whitaker

Professor of politics, University of Leicester, UK. Views expressed are my own.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

Very pleased to say that for 2023 I will be seconded to @UKParliament as Thematic Research Lead focussing on Parliament, public admin & constitution. I’ll be feeding academic research into Parliament. If you would like to be on my list of academic contacts, please reply.

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

Dr Rick Whitaker @RickWhitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, @uniofleicester, who will lead on Parliament, public administration and constitutional affairs; (4/5)

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

What are skeleton bills and how much are they used? See my @LSEpoliticsblog on this. https://t.co/IsS6YPJxPJ

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@duncanmcdonnell I am so sorry to hear this Duncan.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@DanBischof Congratulations Daniel!

[Commons Library @commonslibrary]

Did you know that not all laws are made directly by Parliament?

Some are made by ministers, and are known as delegated powers. Find out more about how they are are made, and what it means for parliamentary scrutiny, with our new research: https://t.co/72X8afL81L

[HyPIR at Leicester @HyPIRUoL]

Do Parliaments matter? They are a central part of democracy but they’re often dismissed as talking shops.

Join us on Wednesday 24 July at 5.30pm for Professor @RickWhitaker's Inaugural Lecture, where he will assess just how much parliaments matter.

https://t.co/AhKbo8s7cN

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

This @commonslibrary briefing on delegated powers and framework legislation has just been published (on which I am a co-author). It gives an impartial account of how delegated legislation is used and of the trends in the use of skeleton or framework bills. https://t.co/KSvDiJIANZ

[Simon Hix @simonjhix]

Together with @anoury8118 & @iep_bu, we have launched a new website, showing the roll-call votes in @Europarl_EN by MEP, group, and country, going back to 2004 (inspired by @VoteWatchEurope). You can download the data for free!

Please spread the word
https://t.co/ZmdfAmUjiV

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

See this @POST_UK short briefing for a really useful introduction to the challenges of public opinion polling.

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

📊 What are the challenges of public opinion polling ahead of a general election?
⚖️ How are polls regulated?
💬 What impact do they have on public perception and behaviour?

Find this and more about general election polling with our new rapid response: https://t.co/hmqcz8Bi1i

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@kiwiting It was a pleasure to host you Kiwi. Thank you for a really insightful presentation!

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@ProfTimBale @GPodmalm Looks like he maiden error.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@dfarrell_ucd Wow!

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@BenLeruth Many congratulations to you!

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@psa_parl @S_Haughey @ruxandrasrbn @Diana_Stirbu @CarolineBha @JackLiddall Thanks @S_Haughey for all your work for the specialist group and thanks to the whole team for some great panels at #PSA24.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

On my way to #PSA24 in Glasgow and looking forward to some great @psa_parl and other panels.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@Vasilopoulou_S @ECPR Congratulations Sofia!

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@shane_martin @uniessexgovt @ECPR @Daniela_1975 Congratulations Shane!

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@ProfNJAllen @UKParliament I’m sorry I didn’t bump into you all today. Hope you had a good one.

[Richard Whitaker @RickWhitaker]

@philipjcowley Glad I don’t have to go through the costume thing any more.

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

Meet Prof Richard Whitaker

As a Thematic Research Lead, he has collaborated with parliamentary staff and academics across multiple projects with the aim of improving how legislation is scrutinised.

Read Richard's reflections on his year in Parliament: https://t.co/CnPZdMRr6W