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Professor Philip Cowley

Philip Cowley is professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London

The professor will see you now – how often do politicians fight?
Parliament
By Professor Philip Cowley
The professor will see you now – how often do politicians fight?
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. Here: how often do politicians fight?
The Professor Will See You Now
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. Here: can individual MPs do much to buck wider electoral trends?
What’s in a constituency name?
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
What’s in a constituency name?
Constituency names proposed for the next election would be the longest and most cumbersome since Britain first began with single-member one-person one-vote constituencies in 1950. Philip Cowley explores why
Keeping it local: are home-grown MPs best?
Political parties
By Professor Philip Cowley
Keeping it local: are home-grown MPs best?
As recent by-elections have shown, constituency parties – and voters – prize a local candidate. Professor Philip Cowley examines whether a home-grown MP is always best
Yes, Prime Minister: How many PPSs does a premier need?
Parliament
By Professor Philip Cowley
Yes, Prime Minister: How many PPSs does a premier need?
Influencer or ‘bag-carrier’? Philip Cowley unpicks the unpaid job of the prime minister’s parliamentary private secretary
Too Much, Too Young: Are MPs getting younger?
Parliament
By Professor Philip Cowley
Too Much, Too Young: Are MPs getting younger?
Not old enough; too inexperienced - that’s the frequent complaint about the current House of Commons. But are MPs actually getting younger? Professor Philip Cowley reports.