Uzbekistan – Memories and Hopes
On the occasion of her collaboration with GPG on the creation of an online course for the Uzbek parliament, GPG’s Associate and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister Baroness Alison Suttie recalls her...
In Praise of MPs: a valedictory blog from a departing Director
This week’s blog is a goodbye address from our departing Director Sue Griffiths, who leaves us a moving and important reminder of the crucial role MPs play in preserving and advancing democracy. Members...
Development and Democracy vs Diplomacy and Trade? The future of ‘working politically’ in the new FCDO
Continuing our series on the merger between DfID and the Foreign Office which led to the birth of the FCDO, GPG’s founder Greg Power warns of the challenges that lie in the very different ways the two departments...
Egyptian Parliament and the Covid-19 pandemic: an active parliament regardless of the crisis
Habiba Mohsen is a Research Assistant for the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT), at the University of Wolverhampton. Habiba worked as a Project Manager for GPG at the Cairo office. She has also worked...
Parliament in the Time of a Pandemic: A Canadian Perspective
Kevin Deveaux is a GPG Associate and a Canadian lawyer who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the constituency of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. During his time as an MLA he served...
Trade Unions and Transitions
Nick Sigler is a GPG Associate. He is the former International Secretary of the Labour Party. In this blog, he explains how trade unions have multiple qualities to serve democratic transitions: intellectual input, access to...
Merger or Acquisition? The birth of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sue Griffiths is GPG’s Executive Director. In the following article, Sue explains the challenges of the FCDO merger and how both departments will have to harmonize their strategy and...
Adapting to the Virtual Space: Continuation of our Work in Sudan
Huda is a Research Intern at GPG currently based in London office. She joined GPG last year and is working on the Sudan Parliamentary project. In this blog, she discusses what has been done to support the various groups who...
The Impact of Covid-19 on Diplomacy
Peter Millett was the British Ambassador to Libya from July 2015 until January 2018. He has served in a number of positions in the British Diplomatic Service since joining in 1974. In this blog, Peter Millett explains how...
Parliamentary response to crisis: How the HoC Library adapted to Covid-19
Edward Wood is the Director of Research at the House of Commons Library in the UK Parliament. He covers how the institution responded and adapted to the Covid-19 and what challenges it faced when making resources...