Dr Tony McNulty

Profile

• Temporary Full-time Teaching Fellow/Lecturer in British Politics and public policy
• Part-time Lecturer/Teaching Fellow School of Politics and International Relations, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary 2014-
• Part-time Lecturer, Brunel University 2014-
• Principal Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, The Business School, University of North London, 1993-1997
• Lecturer, The Business School, University of North London/ Polytechnic of North London, 1986-1993
• Lecturer in Politics (.5), British Politics, Kingston Polytechnic, 1985-1986
• Research Assistant, then Research Fellow in the Business School, Polytechnic of North London, 1983-1986
• Part-time Lecturer, Polytechnic of Central London; Kingston Polytechnic; Polytechnic of North London, 1983-1986

Undergraduate Teaching

• POL105 Political Analysis
• POL108 Background to British Politics
• POL113 Politics in Action
• POL243 British Politics
• POL249 Foreign Policy Analysis
• POL254 US Politics

Postgraduate Teaching

• POLM003 Implementing Public Policy
• POLM097 From Blitz to Brexit: The UK and the EU 

Research

Research Interests:

Key research interests: The politics of the Labour Party, the role of parliament, the UK constitution – political vs legal, political parties, political change and the role of politics and politicians, the rise of populism – Barbarians at the Gate. 

Other interests include French politics, Irish Politics, US politics, the role of rhetoric and speech in UK politics. I am also interested in cross-disciplinary analysis and ‘blurring genres’ particularly ‘recovering the humanities for political science.’

Publications

McNulty, Tony (2024) The Centrality of the House of Commons to the Political Constitution. (Forthcoming – Policy Exchange)

McNulty, Tony (2023) ‘Reform of the House of Commons: A sceptical view on progress.’ in ‘Sceptical Perspectives on the Changing Constitution of the United Kingdom’ Richard Johnson and Yuan Yi Zhu (eds) Hart

McNulty, Tony (2019) ‘The Ghost in the Machine: an Anatomy of a Parliamentary Bill and the Hidden Dimensions of Scrutiny’ in ‘Narrative Policy Analysis – Cases in Decentred Policy’ R.A.W. Rhodes (ed.) Palgrave macmillan

Thompson, Louise and McNulty, Tony (2018) ‘Committee Scrutiny of Legislation’ in ‘Exploring Parliament’, Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Louise Thompson (eds.) Oxford University Press

McNulty, Tony (2016) ‘What if Ed Balls won the Labour Leadership in 2010?’ in ‘Prime Minister Corbyn and other things that never happened’ Duncan Brack and Iain Dale (eds.) Biteback Publishing 2016

McNulty, Tony (2011) ‘What if the United Kingdom had not gone to war in Iraq in 2003?’ in ‘Prime Minister Boris and other things that never happened’ Duncan Brack and Iain Dale (eds.) Biteback Publishing

Selected blogs and articles

‘So, they made you a Minister.’ Mile End Institute Blog 13/6/24

‘There’s nothing undemocratic about a Labour Majority – in fact managed properly it could provide space for serious debate.’ The Conversation 24/6/24

‘After 14 years in opposition. Labour’s Cabinet will be inexperienced – is that a problem?’ The Conversation 26/6/24

‘Things can only get bitter – managing the new Parliamentary Labour Party.’ Mile End Institute Blog 28/6/24

‘Reflections on the Starmer ‘revolution’ and the early days of the new Labour Government.’ Mile End Institute Blog 20/7/24