This week has certainly “heated up” in terms of my workload. It’s gotten so stressful, so quickly! It’s left me a bit dazed and a bit confused. I have been in the process of working on my dissertation outline, and a policy proposal. For my dissertation, I am focusing on globalisation and how it influences …
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Ramble On
As many of you have probably heard, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was found to be unlawful in his five-week proroguing of Parliament. He has since stated that he accepts the Court’s ruling. This has major implications for Parliament as Speaker John Bercow has stated that Parliament will reconvene tomorrow, 25 September. I am so lucky …
In the Evening
I had another great week with the Hansard Programme! We went to Cardiff, Wales and I found it to be charming and understated. The locals were lovely and were delighted to meet Americans. We visited the Senedd (the devolved Welsh Assembly) and watched the First Minister’s Questions and heard lectures from MA’s and even one …
Whole Lotta Love
This week I listened to some very fascinating lectures and toured around London a bit with my programme. I found the lectures by Steve Richards and Jonathan Tonge particularly fascinating. Richards’s lecture concerned recent and historical developments in British politics, but he approached them with a humorous, dry tone. Tonge’s lecture concerned Northern Ireland. I …
Immigrant Song
It’s been an interesting time already! First, I had an amazing week with my relatives, John and Jenny. I visited lovely Brighton, beautiful Arundel, the intriguing British Museum, and a few other places. I absolutely loved staying with John and Jenny— they were absolutely the highlight of my week! The movie theater we went to …
Traveling Riverside Blues
Well, I’m off! I’m headed to London after I change in another state. I will arrive tomorrow morning. I’m going to miss my family, friends and pets, but I’m so incredibly excited to, as Obi Wan said, take my “first step into a larger world.” ❤️
Over the Hills and Far Away
Hi, my name is Sophie Boulter. I’m a student at Xavier University. I’m spending this semester interning at Parliament and studying with the Hansard Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I’ll also be writing a dissertation (topic to be determined, I’ll let you all know!) This will be a crazy semester …
In Through the Out Door 