On 25 January 2022 the IHR Parliament, Politics and People seminar will be a hosting a virtual seminar via Zoom with Mark Roodhouse (University of York). Mark will be answering questions on his paper ‘The Politics of Business & the Business of Politics: Messrs Watney & Powell and the Emergence of the Consultant Lobbyist in Britain, 1911-1993’. Mark will provide a brief summary of his paper before a question and answer session. You can access Mark’s paper via the links below.

To receive Zoom details for the seminar you will need to sign up via the IHR event page (press ‘Book Now’)

You can read Mark’s paper in PDF format (right click ‘save file as’)

The seminar will take place on Zoom at 17:15 on 25 January 2022. We acknowledge that work commitments, caring responsibilities and time zones may make attendance at the seminar difficult. If you find that you can only attend part of the session, please contact the convenors and we will do our best to prioritise your involvement. Likewise, if you find that you are unable to attend you can submit a question to seminar@histparl.ac.uk and the convenors will put you in touch with the speaker.