Report on the meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment Committee: The resilience of the Scottish Parliament’s practices and procedures
This week’s blog reports on the meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment Committee in which the resilience of the Scottish Parliament’s practices and procedures were examined. On November 12,...
Happy 15th birthday GPG. Here’s to the next 15!
New GPG Director Emily Death reflects on current and upcoming programmes and priorities for GPG on the occasion of our 15th anniversary. Happy 15th Birthday GPG. As my colleague...
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...
Why should men care? Women in politics
This piece by Former FCO Minister and Minister for Women and Equality Meg Munn introduces the project she worked with GPG on the role of male allies in supporting women’s representation in politics. When I first read...
Improving Iraq’s Economy through Supporting Young Iraqis
This week’s blog comes from GPG’s Head of Programmes Zafran Iqbal, who provides us with an insightful overview of the multi-factorial drivers of youth discontent in Iraq, and highlights areas of focus to address young...
Belarusian students expelled for their political views: Youth as the core driver of the protests
Чтобы прочитать Русскую версию, листайте ниже. In this week’s blog, GPG’s Project Officer Elizabett Yashneva explores the consequences of Belarusian President...
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...
Reflections on Covid-19 and its Impact on Trafficked Women and Girls: Report from GPG Virtual Conference, 6 October 2020
This is the second GPG online event on human trafficking related themes, this time focused on the ways in which states can counter the negative effects of the pandemic and its impact on human trafficking victims,...
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...