The CBP researches British government, parties, ideas and state institutions. Est. 2007.

Joined November 2020
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Centre for British Politics retweeted
The @UniOfHull @PoliticsatHull Centre for Legislative Studies is delighted to host a seminar on campus on 16 April, 3-5pm (or online) for 'The Idea of the Good Society: Essays in Honour of Raymond Plant'. Contact me if you would like to attend.
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📘The Conservative Party and the Constitution 📗Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton 📔Post-Liberal Turn and the Future of Conservatism 📘Conservative Critique of Liberal Obligations
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18 Dec 2025
😊 Great to see this further write-up by @JohnRentoul of the House of Lords launch of the @LordNortonLouth & Matt Beech (@CBPhull) edited @ElgarPublishing 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher'.
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With @LordNortonLouth at the book launch of the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher in which I contributed a chapter on the creation of Thatcher's manifestos.
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📘 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' contributors including @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @DanJTPitt @Adrian_Hilton @HorcherF. 2/
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Yesterday evening The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher was launched at Westminster at an event hosted by the volume's editors, @LordNortonLouth and Dr Mart Beech. Another excellent publication from @CBPhull, @PoliticsatHull and @UniOfHull. e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elgar-c…

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Great to meet the other contributors, including @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @DanJTPitt @Adrian_Hilton @exPremiers
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@LordNortonLouth opening the book launch of The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher, he coedited with Dr Matt Beech, in Committee Room G of the House of Lords.
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Centre for British Politics retweeted
23 Nov 2025
📘 The Elgar Companion's arrived! 🙏🏻 Thanks Matt Beech (@CBPhull) for this brilliant summary of my chapter. ✍️🏻'[Just] argues that Thatcher's emeritus years were a signal political performance of influence and captivation that eclipses all other modern British prime ministers.'
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Centre for British Politics retweeted
11 Nov 2025
Another publication 🥳 (Crazy thingssss)
Very excited to share my second chapter has been published in the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher, titled 'The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher and British Indian identity: a complicated relationship.'
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11 Nov 2025
Delighted to have my chapter on Margaret Thatcher’s national security legacy published. A huge thank you to @LordNortonLouth , @CBPhull and @ZeenaMistry_ for allowing me to be a part of the project!
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Published today by Edward Elgar: 'The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher', analysing the life, work and legacy of the longest continuously serving Prime Minister in modern British history
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We’re really pleased to have Dr Pitt back this year, and our students absolutely love him!
My new office is taking shape at @PoliticsatHull.
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It is a great honour to have been invited to deliver this,my final lecture at @PoliticsatHull @UniOfHull, by my colleagues @LordNortonLouth and Dr Matt Beech, and to become a Senior Fellow of @CBPhull. The time is long overdue to rethink the politics/politicaleconomy of #England.
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I would rather lose with Kirk and Scruton than win with Lenin. #Kirktober
My peroration at our Kirk/Scruton conference @KirkCenter: I would rather lose with Kirk and Scruton than win with Lenin.
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Our Annual Norton Lecture is Thursday 23rd October from 6pm in WIL-LT29. Dr Simon Lee @ENGLISHFUTURES will speak on 'The State of England'. All Welcome. @LordNortonLouth @DanJTPitt @HullUniPolSoc
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Being published on 28 November. ‘A pungent and dynamic set of essays helping to explain the phenomenon that is Thatcher through the lens of history.’ -- Sir Anthony Seldon amazon.co.uk/Companion-Marga…
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Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton is available via @Waterstones, @amazon, @routledgebooks and other outlets. Please also suggest the books to libraries, especially university libraries. taylorfrancis.com/books/edit…
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New Conservatism by Ball Noel Skelton by @VitaliJames LSE Right by @ojelrodriguez Culture War by Beech (@CBPhull) Free Speech by @ZeenaMistry_ Conservatism and Grace by Morello Wisdom and the Conservative instinct by @imogenasinclair What should govern us by @Phillip_Blond
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Introduction by @HorcherF Conservative Constitutional Goods by me Oakeshott, Cowling and Scruton by Ferenc Evelyn Waugh by @ToryThomist Oakeshott by @CRJFear Conservatism and Conservative Party Success by @LordNortonLouth
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