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Parliamentary Affairs 2007 60(3):510-517; doi:10.1093/pa/gsm031
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© The Author [2007]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government; all rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

From One of Us to One of Them: The Socialisation of New MPs

Gemma Rosenblatt1

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‘The biggest worry I have is becoming establishment and being sucked into Westminster.’ Lynne Featherstone MP

‘We are less institutionalised. But that may well change. In 10 years’ time we could easily be the stuffy people who say, "you must understand how Parliament works". But at the moment, we are ripe for revolution.’ Ed Vaizey MP

‘MPs do develop certain habits, such as poor punctuality and failure to engage in eye contact. These are the habits of busy people who are under stress.’ Michael Gove MP

THE 2005 General Election saw 119 people elected to Parliament for the first time.2 For such individuals, an exhausting campaign trail had come to a successful and exhilarating end. The real work, however, was now to begin. The Hansard Society spent the following 12 months monitoring a group of newly elected MPs to see how they changed their views and behaviour once they ceased . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   The new generation
 

   Welcome to the fold
 

   All eyes on the constituency
 

   This place changes people
 

   Accepting the inconvenient
 

   Still in transition
 

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