Byrne, Christopher and Theakston, Kevin (2015) Leaving the House: the challenges former MPs face after leaving Parliament. British Politics and Policy at LSE (04 Dec 2015). Website.
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Abstract
Every election sees a number of parliamentarians leave the House of Commons. Through outlining the experiences of members who left in 2010, Christopher Byrne and Kevin Theakston explain that the transition into a ‘political afterlife’ is not as straightforward as some might think. Many former members struggled to find a job, especially following the expenses scandal, while women were more likely to have been selected for marginal or unwinnable seats, and so their shorter tenures created additional problems.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2017 12:09 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 14:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/73645 |
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