Lord Norton of Louth

Juzt received a hardcover copy of the 11th edition of 'Politics UK'. A heavyweight volume - 800 pages.

I'm absolutely delighted to have submitted my manuscript to @ManchesterUP on the Conservative Party and the British constitution. It has a foreword by @LordNortonLouth and is part of @Richard_Hayton's New Perspectives on the Right series. A huge step forward.

It was a clear night over the Humber, and the stars were out for a show. What an amazing view of the night sky, with The Deep adding its own light to the scene. #Hull #TheDeep #Stargazing #NightPhotography #Humber

The introduction of Lord Case means that all living former Cabinet Secretaries are now in the current House of Lords, comprising 6 of the 13 people who have previously held the post since its creation in 1916

Michael Foot, Leader of the Labour Party 1980-83, was born on this day in 1913

In July 1653, the Barebones Parliament was assembled. The 'Nominated Assembly' as it was also known, was summoned by Oliver Cromwell to take on 'supreme authority and government of this commonwealth'. Cromwell was installed as Lord Protector by December. buff.ly/LA7nS4W

My contribution to @CapX's summer reading recommendations, with books by @LordNortonLouth, Ursula Buchan and @EGraydonCarter.

@EliotWilson2 👉 The 1922 Committee: Power behind the scenes by Philip Norton 👉 Beyond The Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan by Ursula Buchan 👉 When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter

#OTD 1706 the details of the Treaty of Union were agreed, paving the way for the political union of England and Scotland, and the creation of the new state of Great Britain in May 1707. Find out more about the journey from treaty to political union, here: buff.ly/Y2X9KK4

I very pleased to to have contributed a chapter to this volume on Thatcher edited by @LordNortonLouth and Matt Beech (@CBPhull).

🗣️ A week on from the launch of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street', and a week before its publication, here's my speech about the book at the event sponsored by @LordNortonLouth. 🛒 You can preorder #ThatcherAfterDowningStreet now: bitebackpublishing.com/books/margaret…

The 1st edition of 'Politics UK' was published in 1991. The 11th edition is being published on 31 July routledge.com/Politics-UK/Jo…

Died #OTD 1796, Robert Burns, celebrated Scottish poet. Earlier in the year Dr Charles Littleton explored the role that a handful of Scottish nobles had in installing Burns as the national bard: historyofparliament.com/2025/02/04/rob…

The @ElgarPublishing Companion to Margaret Thatcher, edited by two of our researchers, @LordNortonLouth and Dr Matt Beech, will be published in November! 🗓️ @PoliticsatHull @FBLP_research More info ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elgar…

Today in 1994 Tony Blair and John Prescott were elected Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party: news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d…

And it's going straight onto the reading list for my final-year module! x.com/CRJFear/status…

The Humber Bridge from Hessle Foreshore. #hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #humberbridge #sunset

Then Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain Macleod died on this day in 1970 age 56, one of five postwar Cabinet Ministers to die in office