ePolitix.com for Researchers

Researchers' reception 2009

About the event

ePolitix.com is delighted to have once again hosted its Researchers' Summer Reception. The annual celebration, held just prior to the summer parliamentary recess, brings together researchers from across the political divide in recognition of their hard work to support our elected representatives.

This year's event, which was held on July 16 in the fantastic setting of the SW1 Art Gallery, heard Liberal Democrat Commons spokesman David Heath and BBC reporter Laura Kuenssberg pay tribute to the hard work that researchers do.

Researchers' reception photo gallery 2008

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Researcher Blogs

Parliamentary researchers write for ePolitix.com ahead of the summer recess explaining the highlights of their parliamentary year.

The myth of MPs' three month holiday

Financial support for interns

The Conservative green paper on international development

Centralising researchers

One of the little-noticed consequences of the expenses row has been the move to change the employment status of MPs' researchers.

Making MPs better bosses

Dan Whittle, assistant to Anne Snelgrove, writes about the importance of MPs becoming good managers as well as good politicians.


MP3 audio interviews

Listen to parliamentary researchers give their views on the last year in Westminster.

  • Olivia Seccombe, parliamentary researcher for Theresa May MP
  • Laura Fry, parliamentary researcher for Christopher Fraser MP
  • Cheryl Brumley, parliamentary researcher for Baroness Greenfield, and Gee-Hae Kim, parliamentary researcher for Lord Pendry
  • Max Freedman, parliamentary researcher for Kate Hoey MP
  • Daniel Wood, parliamentary researcher for Ashok Kumar MP
  • Michael Courtney, parliamentary researcher for Adam Ingram MP
  • Helen Undy, parliamentary researcher for Phil Willis MP
  • Benoit Charvet, parliamentary researcher for Tom Brake MP
  • Peter Wasson, parliamentary researcher for Charles Kennedy MP

Parliamentary interns

Are you currently interning in parliament? Or would like to intern, but can't due to money, time or lack of opportunities?

We want to hear from you!

Phil Willis MP and the Parliamentary branch of Unite are jointly launching a campaign on the issue of internships in parliament.

We want to know what the real obstacles are to securing an internship in parliament, and when you're here, what can we be doing better.

We will be hosting a number of small 'focus group' style events over the summer to gather opinion in the run-up to a larger summit in October. We need your input!

If you can spare an hour to chat to a group of other interns/prospective interns about the issues in this area, please . There will be a few sessions in evenings and lunchtimes over the summer, with representatives from Unite, Phil Willis's office and other interested organisations. Tea and biscuits will be provided!


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