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I am delighted to welcome you to the Political Studies Association Awards 2003. The activity of politics is subject to as much criticism today as it has ever been. However, the health of our democracy requires that persons of high calibre continue to enter political life. Democracy needs the contribution to political debate that is made by politicians, the media, pressure groups, academics and satirists.
These awards celebrate the achievements of some of the individuals, organisations, journals and television programmes that enhance the quality of our political life. Those receiving awards include politicians of vision, whose reputation has grown despite being the target of often harsh criticism; two magazines that enliven the political landscape; and two television programmes that cause us to pause and think, through hard-hitting journalism on the one hand and entertaining satire on the other. We also recognise the achievements of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, an organisation which today enjoys a bigger membership than all the political parties combined.
We are also pleased to honour a number of academics for their outstanding contributions to the study of politics and the work of the Political Studies Association.
On behalf of the Association, I wish to offer my warmest congratulations to them. I would also like to thank James Naughtie for offering to act as Master of Ceremonies for this event, having performed splendidly in a similar capacity at the Association’s 50th Anniversary event in London in 2000. Finally, I wish to express the Association’s gratitude to our sponsors – BP, Blackwell Publishing, and the Economic and Social Research Council – and the staff at Neil Stewart Associates who have made this event possible. I very much hope that everyone enjoys the occasion.
Professor Wyn Grant Chair, Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Politics Book of the Year Lifetime Achievement in Politics PROFESSOR RICHARD ENGLISH RT HON BARONESS WILLIAMS OF CROSBY Armed Struggle: A History of the IRA
Armed Struggle was published in 2003 by Shirley Williams was born in 1930 in and Ladders: a Diary of a Political Life Pan Macmillan in the UK, and Oxford London, daughter of political scientist Sir (1996). University Press in the United States. The George Catlin and novelist Vera Brittain. book is a historical account of the IRA She read PPE at Somerville College, Shirley Williams re-entered Parliament as from the Easter Rising of 1916, through Oxford and went to Columbia University, a life peer in 1993 and in 2001 was the development of the Provisional IRA New York as a Fulbright Scholar. After this, elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats during the civil breakdown of the late she worked as a journalist for the Daily in the House of Lords. 1960s, to the contemporary peace Mirror and Financial Times and between process. English argues that IRA members 1960 and 1964 she held the post of Her most recent contribution to political “act with just that mixture of the rational General Secretary of the Fabian Society. debate came after she decided not to and visceral that one commonly finds She was elected Labour MP for Hitchin in contest the post of Chancellor of the THE JUDGES SAY throughout human history” and his book THE JUDGES SAY 1964 and served in the Labour University of Oxford. She used the Armed Struggle is a book that consistently provides a provocative and Shirley Williams has for many decades Government under Prime Minister Harold announcement of this decision to criticise offers thought-provoking analysis of the comprehensive overview of ideological offered a substantial input to British Wilson. When Labour was re-elected to proposals to allow universities to charge IRA and republicanism more generally. and tactical change within the republican politics. As a Labour minister and founder office in 1974 she spent two years as differential rates of fees to Always fair, always judicious, the volume movement. member of the SDP and Liberal Democrats, Secretary of State for Consumer undergraduates. Explaining that she combines accurate narrative with incisive and for many years subsequently, she has Protection before becoming Secretary of would find herself with “an irreconcilable comments and interpretation. The book Armed Struggle was praised by Roy Foster, made a remarkable, positive contribution State for Education and Science in 1976. conflict of interest” at a time when has an appeal beyond the academic Carroll Professor of Irish History at to political debate. Many politicians of all She also took the post of Paymaster prestigious universities such as Oxford community. Oxford University, in a review for The parties and numerous academics have General and held both these positions would be pressing for higher fees, she Times, for “its sympathetic but relentless been indebted to her output. until the 1979 election in which she lost denounced the policy shift as a threat to exploration of the arguments and logic her seat. “the precious heritage of academic Richard English was born in Belfast in that led the IRA and Sinn Fein to their freedom and equality of opportunity”. 1963. He read modern history at Keble present position”. This was one of dozens Concerned at the growing influence of College, Oxford and completed his of similarly favourable reviews, in the ‘far left’, Shirley Williams left the doctoral thesis at Keele, entitled Radicals newspapers and journals, of a truly Labour Party and was one of the ‘Gang of and the Republic: Socialist Republicans in seminal work. Four’ who founded the Social Democratic the Irish Free State 1925-1937. He joined Party in 1981. In November of that year the Politics Department at Queen’s she became the first SDP member to be University Belfast, as a lecturer in 1990 elected to Parliament as MP for Crosby. and he was made professor in 1999. He She served as President of the SDP from teaches Irish and British history and is the 1982 until 1988, when with her support course director for the MA in Irish politics. the party merged with the Liberals.
Professor English’s research focuses on Irish Baroness Williams has lectured at republicanism, Irish unionism, the concept Cambridge, Princeton and Berkeley. of the state, and the politics of British Following the loss of her parliamentary decline. His previous publications include seat in 1983 she increased her academic Ernie O’Malley: IRA Intellectual (1998) and commitments. She was Public Service Unionism in Modern Ireland: New Professor of Elective Politics at Harvard Perspectives on Politics and Culture (1996), University between 1988 and 2000. Her which he co-edited with Graham Walker. publications include Politics is for People (1981), Unemployment and Growth in Western Economies (1984) and Snakes
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Politics Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies DR GARRET FITZGERALD PROFESSOR LORD BHIKHU PAREKH OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, AcSS FBA
Bhikhu Parekh was born in 1935 in Rampton/Swann Committee into Garret FitzGerald was born in Dublin in referendum he was one of the leading Gujarat. He graduated from the University Educational Problems of Ethnic Minority 1926. He read history and modern spokesmen in the successful campaign to of Bombay before coming to the London Children and Deputy Chair of the languages at University College Dublin persuade Irish voters to vote yes to School of Economics to study for his PhD. Commission for Racial Equality from 1985 (UCD) and studied law at Kings Inn, joining the EEC. As foreign minister he led He taught at the LSE and the University to 1990. He was a member of the Dublin. He was called to the Bar in 1947 the first Irish presidency of the European of Glasgow before moving to the Commission of Inquiry into the Rise of but chose instead to take up a managerial Council of Ministers in 1975. He came University of Hull in 1964, becoming Fascism and the National Commission on position at Aer Lingus. In 1959 he took up out of political retirement in 2002 to Professor of Political Theory in 1982. He Equal Opportunity. He has served as a a full-time post in the Department of campaign for a yes vote in the second returned to India in 1981 where he served trustee for the Runnymede Trust, Institute Political Economy at UCD and completed Irish referendum on the Nice Treaty. as Vice-Chancellor of Baroda University for Public Policy Research, Institute of his doctoral thesis, Planning in Ireland, until 1984. He has been a visiting Commonwealth Studies, Anne Frank Trust which appeared as a book in 1969. In addition to his autobiography, All in a THE JUDGES SAY professor at a number of institutions, and the Gandhi Foundation. He chaired THE JUDGES SAY Life (1991), Dr FitzGerald’s books include Lord Parekh has made an enormous including the University of British the Commission on the Future of Multi- Dr Garret FitzGerald has spent a lifetime Although approached in the early 1960s to Towards a New Ireland (1972), Unequal contribution to political studies, in Britain, Columbia, Harvard, McGill, the Institute of Ethnic Britain, which reported in October acting constructively in reshaping Irish join Fianna Fail, Garret FitzGerald joined Partners (1991), and Reflections on the India and further afield, and has also made Advanced Studies, Vienna, and the 2000. politics, North and South. As Taoiseach, Fine Gael, the party that counted his Irish State (2002). In the 1960s he was an important and sustained practical University of Pennsylvania. In 2001 he leader of Fine Gael and for many years father amongst its founding members. In the Ireland Correspondent for the BBC, contribution to political life. His work is was appointed Centennial Professor at the Professor Parekh’s main academic interests subsequently, he has made a remarkable, 1965 Dr FitzGerald was voted into the Irish the Economist and the Financial Times.He thoughtful, inventive, caring and London School of Economics. include the history of political thought, consistently positive contribution to Senate before being elected to Dail Eireann currently writes a weekly column for the accessible. His scholarship is widely ancient and modern Indian political ideas, political debate in Ireland, shaping and in 1969. He served as foreign minister for Irish Times. He is Chancellor of the admired, with words such as ‘brilliant', Professor Parekh is the author of over a and political philosophy. He is particularly influencing policy. Successive governments Fine Gael before becoming leader in 1977. National University of Ireland. ‘profound' and ‘compassionate' featuring dozen acclaimed books, and he has also well-known for his trenchant work on the and many academics have been indebted He was Taoiseach of Ireland from July in reviews of his books. Bhikhu Parekh is published more than 100 articles and has philosophy of ethnic relations and has to his output. 1981 until February 1982 and won a also an activist, serving on commissions edited four volumes of Critical frequently broadcast on radio and second victory as leader in December and trusts, bringing his understanding and Assessments of Jeremy Bentham. His television, and written widely in national 1982. He resigned the party leadership ideas to bear on a range of issues and published work, which has received newspapers, on race relations and political after the electoral defeat of 1987 but doing much to promote a more liberal and widespread international praise and events. His work, both academic and remained a TD until 1992. tolerant society. He is particularly well- recognition, includes Marx’s Theory and practical, has been dedicated to advancing known for his writing and activities in the Ideology (1982), Contemporary Political multiculturalism and to developing thinking During his second term in office Dr fields of cultural diversity and the Thinkers (1982), Colonialism, Tradition and about citizenship and moral obligations in FitzGerald signed the Anglo-Irish development of a multicultural society. Reform (1999), and Gandhi (2001). Bhikhu societies that are culturally diverse. Agreement (1985) with Margaret The Political Studies Association of the Parekh’s recent book Rethinking Thatcher. Before this, in 1983, he was United Kingdom is delighted to award the Multiculturalism (2000) received fulsome Bhikhu Parekh and his brother set up a responsible for the creation of the New 2003 Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize to Professor tributes, described as ‘a brilliant analysis… charitable foundation in memory of their Ireland Forum, which he hoped would Lord Parekh - scholar, activist, philosopher a work of profound compassion’ (Stuart father, Chhotalal, and this has endowed a help establish “a new arrangement with and educator. Hall, Open University), ‘a most profound, chair in Indian Politics at the University of Britain that would reduce the alienation original and wide-ranging book’ (Tariq Hull and a visiting fellowship in Indian of the northern nationalist minority”. He Modood, Bristol), ‘a lucid and luminous studies at the University of Oxford. He was sought to encourage dialogue with examination… written by a fine scholar’ elevated to the House of Lords in 2000. unionists and the development of a (Homi Bhabha, Chicago) and ‘a truly Professor Lord Parekh has received many wholly constitutional nationalist political important and original book’ (Benjamin honours, including British Asian of the year path in Northern Ireland. Barber, Rutgers). in 1992. In 2003, Lord Parekh was elected Fellow of the British Academy and he also Throughout his career, Garret FitzGerald Lord Parekh has also been very active in serves as President of the Academy of has been committed to the development public life. He was a member of the Social Sciences. of the European Union. During the 1972
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Opposition Politician of the Year Lifetime Achievement in Lifetime Achievement in Political Studies RT HON THERESA MAY MP Political Studies PROFESSOR LORD PLANT OF HIGHFIELD, AcSS PROFESSOR JACK HAYWARD FBA
elected to represent the constituency of of the European Studies Institute, and Winchester Diocese Working Party on Maidenhead in 1997. She has held a Fellow of St Antony’s College. He returned Faith in the City. He has written on number of posts in the shadow cabinet to Hull in 1999 as Research Professor and citizenship and the voluntary sector, and including shadow Secretary of State for is also Emeritus Professor of the served as President of the National Education and Employment, and University of Oxford. Council for Voluntary Organisations. Transport, Local Government and the Regions. In July 2002 she was promoted Professor Hayward recently wrote that: Raymond Plant’s publications include to Conservative Party Chairman. ‘The Political Studies Association has for Hegel (1973), Political Philosophy and many years had a particularly warm place Social Welfare (1979), Philosophy, Politics The new chair stated her aims for the in my heart and mind’. He was Chair of and Citizenship (1985), Citizenship and Party in a blunt speech at the Party the Association from 1975 until 1977, Rights in Thatcher’s Britain (1990), Modern THE JUDGES SAY Conference in October 2002. Delegates THE JUDGES SAY President between 1979 and 1981, and THE JUDGES SAY Political Thought (1991) and Politics, Theresa May has made a number of bold were told that the Tories were being The lifetime achievement award to has been a Vice-President since then. Lord Plant has made a huge contribution to Theology and History (2001). He has statements in her attempt to reform the branded ‘the nasty party’ and would face Professor Jack Hayward is not just because Between 1987 and 1993 he edited political studies, not only as a result of his delivered a number of key lectures, Conservative Party. From her declaration electoral defeat again unless they could of his output of highly-regarded Political Studies, and did much to seminal works on political philosophy, but including the Agnes Cumming Lecture in that too often her party is seen as the reach out beyond their core vote. Mrs publications and his contribution to establish the journal’s formidable also through his wider involvement in Dublin in 1987, and the Charles Gore ‘nasty party’, to the insistence that more May told the conference “there is a lot academic debates – immense though that international reputation. political life. This contribution has seen Lecture at Westminster Abbey in 1995. women need to become prominent in its we need to do in this Party of ours. Our has been. Academic colleagues are also Lord Plant articulate important ideas on a He was also a columnist for The Times ranks, Theresa May has led from the front base is too narrow and so, occasionally, indebted to him for his collegiality and Professor Hayward’s many publications variety of commissions, which have helped between 1986 and 1988. and proved a high profile Conservative are our sympathies.” helpful advice, assistance to younger include Private Interests and Public Policy to shape contemporary British politics. Party Chairman. She is a worthy winner of members of staff, and his very considerable (1966), After the French Revolution (1991), Professor Plant’s research interests are the award for Opposition Politician of the This commitment to broadening the contribution to the development of De Gaulle to Mitterrand (1993), Governing wide-ranging and include social policy and Year. Conservatives’ appeal reflects a wider political studies in Britain. the New Europe (1995), Industrial Raymond Plant was born in 1945 in ways of combating poverty and inequality. interest in rejuvenating public interest in Enterprise and European Integration Grimsby. He read philosophy at King’s In his writings he has explored ‘third way’ and respect for the political process. In (1995) and Elitism, Populism and College London and undertook his policies and economic and political Theresa May was born in 1956 in December 2002 Theresa May announced Jack Hayward was born in 1931 in European Politics (1996). As co-editor of doctoral thesis at the University of Hull, citizenship issues. He has established a Eastbourne. She graduated from St. she would be chairing the non-partisan Shanghai. He gained his degree in The British Study of Politics in the with the title Through Philosophy to widespread reputation as an astute Hugh’s College, Oxford with an MA in Commission for Democracy and government at the London School of Twentieth Century (1999) he says he Community: A Study in the Identity and political thinker and is frequently invited to geography. Starting her political career in monitoring the Commission’s research Economics, where he also undertook his ‘endeavoured to draw our collective Significance of the Thought of Hegel. speak at overseas colloquia. He chaired the local government, she was a Conservative into voter apathy. doctoral studies on The Idea of Solidarity achievements to public attention.’ Labour Party Commission on Electoral Councillor in the London Borough of in French Political Thought in the He joined the University of Manchester Systems, between 1991 and 1993, and the Merton between 1986 and 1994. Whilst Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.He Professor Hayward was awarded the as a lecturer in philosophy in 1967, and in Fabian Society Commission on Taxation at Merton, she served as chair of lectured at the University of Sheffield, Chevalier De L’Ordre National Du Mérite 1979 moved to the University of and Citizenship, between 1999 and 2000. Education between 1988 and 1990, and from 1959 until 1963, before moving to in 1980 and the Chevalier De La Legion Southampton as Professor of Politics. In He was created a Labour life peer in 1992, deputy group leader and housing Keele, where he remained for the next D’Honneur in 1996. He has been a Fellow 1994 he became Master of St Catherine’s and was a spokesman on home affairs in spokeswoman between 1992 and 1994. decade. He was appointed Professor of of the British Academy since 1990. College, Oxford, leaving in 2000 to return the Lords from 1992 to 1996. He also Politics at the University of Hull in 1973 to Southampton as Professor of European spoke on constitutional and welfare issues. Having worked in the banking industry, where he taught until 1992. He was also Political Thought. In 2002 he returned to Theresa May joined the Association of a Visiting Professor at the University of his alma mater King’s College as Professor Lord Plant made a great contribution to Payment Clearing Services, holding the Paris III and at the Institute D’Études of Legal and Political Philosophy. the development of the Political Studies post of Senior Adviser on International Politiques, also in Paris. Association, serving as its Chair Affairs between 1996 and 1997. However, Professor Plant co-founded the Journal of 1986–1988 and President from 1988 to she remained committed to a political In 1993, Jack Hayward became Professor Medical Ethics and has maintained his 1991. He has also served as President of career in the Conservative Party and was of Politics at Oxford University, Director interest in medicine. He is also active in the Academy of Learned Societies for the the Church of England and chaired the Social Sciences.
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Lifetime Achievement in Political Studies Parliamentarian of the Year PROFESSOR LORD SMITH OF CLIFTON, AcSS RT HON ROBIN COOK MP
Trevor Smith was born in 1937 in on health authorities, and serving as Robin Cook was born in Bellshill, Minister’s questions and important Hackney, London. He studied political President of the Belfast Civic Trust, Vice- Lanarkshire, in 1946. He read English ministerial statements have been moved science at the London School of President of the Patients’ Association, and literature at Edinburgh University. Before to lunchtime. Mr Cook also endeavoured Economics and joined the University of Trustee of the Stroke Association. Whilst entering Parliament, he was a tutor and to push through further reform of the Exeter as a lecturer in 1959, the same at the University of Ulster, he helped to organiser in adult education and an House of Lords. year he stood as unsuccessful Liberal found INCORE, a joint United Nations Edinburgh City Councillor between 1971 parliamentary candidate in Lewisham University/University of Ulster centre in and 1974. Robin Cook has been widely West. In the 1960s he taught at the Derry, for the study of conflict resolution acknowledged as an erudite universities of Hull and California State world-wide. He became MP for Edinburgh Central in parliamentary debater. He was the Los Angeles, and in 1967 he moved to 1974 and has represented Livingston Spectator Debater of the Year in 1996, Queen Mary College in London, where he Professor Smith has been a trustee of the since 1983. He joined the shadow cabinet thanks to his performance in the THE JUDGES SAY was promoted to professor and head of Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust since 1975 THE JUDGES SAY in 1987 as shadow Secretary of State for parliamentary debate on the Scott Report Lord Smith has been a tremendous department, and then to Vice-Principal. In and was its chair between 1987 and Robin Cook is the choice of the judges for Health, taking on the role of shadow when he memorably described the champion of political studies. Alongside his 1991 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor 1999. He has supported political and two reasons. Firstly, he undertook sterling Foreign Secretary in 1994. When New Conservative front bench as “limpets”. own highly regarded research and of the University of Ulster, a post he social reform and constitutional change, work in reforming the working Labour was elected in 1997 he stressed When he resigned from the Cabinet in publications he has made a great practical occupied with distinction until his through organisations such as Charter 88 arrangements of the House of Commons. that his tenure as Foreign Secretary March 2003, in opposition to military contribution as well. Professor Smith has retirement in 1999. Professor Smith was and groups concerned with freedom of Secondly, Robin Cook took a principled would be marked by a commitment to an action in Iraq, he made a point of noting provided vital academic leadership, and knighted in 1996. information, citizenship, and reform in stance in respect of the war in Iraq, which, ‘ethical dimension’ in foreign policy. that his speech to the House had not continues to play a significant role in South Africa and Northern Ireland. Lord irrespective of one’s views of that conflict, already been leaked in a press statement. practical politics, campaigning for Professor Smith has authored or co- Smith has also encouraged new political can only be admired. His resignation After the 2001 general election Robin He urged fellow MPs to demonstrate their improved democracy and better authored a large number of books and research, including the ‘State of the speech was seen by many to be one of the Cook was moved to the post of Leader of opposition to the war, to disprove “the governance. He has encouraged and articles on British politics and society. Nation’ surveys and the Democratic most brilliant and effective in modern the House of Commons. Here he was favourite theme of commentators that enabled important new research into These include Town and County Hall Audit. times. responsible for reform of the machinery this House no longer occupies a central political, social and constitutional issues (1966), Anti-Politics: Consensus, Reform of the House of Commons and he role in British politics”. and has assisted many academic and Protest (1972), Direct Action and Professor Smith became a Liberal showed himself committed to creating a colleagues. Democratic Politics (1972), The Politics of Democrat working peer in 1997 and is more efficient parliamentary system, one the Corporate Economy (1979) and The the party’s spokesperson on Northern which had clear and effective powers of Fixers: Crisis Management in British Politics Ireland in the House of Lords and a scrutiny and more modern working (1996). member of the British–Irish practices. Mr Cook said “I love the Interparliamentary Body. He also speaks Commons but I don’t want it to dwindle Professor Smith was Chair of the Political on education, constitutional issues and gently into a museum attracting visitors Studies Association 1988 –1989 and transport and has served on a number of on the strength of an heroic history. I President from 1991 to 1993. Ever since committees. Lord Smith is currently Chair want the Commons to remain the great he has continued to champion political of the Lords Select Committee on forum of our nation in which the views of studies and to work for the Association, Animals in Scientific Procedures. He is the public find voice and in which their and a special award was made to Lord also a visiting professor at the universities opinions are heard.” Smith in 2001 in recognition of his of York and Portsmouth and an honorary outstanding service to the Association professor at the University of Ulster. In October 2002 MPs voted to end the over many years. centuries-old tradition of late night debates, in favour of daytime working In addition to his writing and research, hours. Parliamentary sessions have also and his role as an academic leader, Lord been adjusted, bringing the summer Smith has been involved in a wide variety recess into line with school holidays. In of other activities. These include service addition to these changes, Prime
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Science Communication Award Best Political Satire – Print Broadcast of the Year PROFESSOR PAUL WHITELEY PRIVATE EYE NEWSNIGHT SPECIAL: BLAIR ON IRAQ
His research interests include British Public figures are lampooned through sum of human knowledge, add to the political parties, electoral behaviour, cartoons and fake newspaper articles, or debate on Iraq and make riveting political economy, and the comparative they can be singled out for the dubious television viewing. analysis of citizenship and social capital. honour of a poetic tribute from E.J.Thribb 1 Paul Whiteley has published many articles (age 17 ⁄2). The activities of New Labour The broadcast, from the Baltic Centre in and books on these subjects, and has co- are satirised in St. Albion Parish News.The Gateshead, centred on the legitimacy of authored works such as True Blues: The parish is presided over by the Rev. A.R.P the war. Paxman and the audience grilled Politics of Conservative Party Membership Blair MA (Oxford) who always seeks to Blair on the absence of a second UN (1994) and New Labour’s Grassroots assure us that “hey, look, I hear what resolution, intelligence claims regarding (2002) with Patrick Seyd. He has been a you’re saying, guys!” if he feels the weapons of mass destruction and why regular contributor to the Guardian since congregation’s faith in his divine mission the previous belief that Saddam Hussein THE JUDGES SAY 1984. His articles provide cogent analysis THE JUDGES SAY is tested. THE JUDGES SAY had been contained by sanctions had The Political Science Communication of voter behaviour and the electoral Private Eye regularly provides some of the The Newsnight special, Blair on Iraq, been revised. During a lively debate, Award acknowledges the academic who strategies of British political parties, as most amusing and biting political satire in Private Eye invites contributions from its broadcast on 6 February 2003, is the questioners cast a sceptical eye over the has most successfully disseminated well as exploring survey data on attitudes British print, always seeing off poorer readers to features such as Pseuds Corner, judges’ choice for the Broadcast of the Year reliability of the evidence used to make knowledge and ideas to academic and to issues such as the war on Iraq, or the imitations. Clever, witty, stylish and Order of the Brown Nose and The award. This represented political the case for war and Blair was labelled non-academic audiences. Professor Paul funding of public services. penetrating, the magazine entices grins, Neophiliacs, which all aim to deflate the broadcasting at its best, with Prime “the Member for Texas North” by one Whiteley is receiving the award for a variety laughter, anger, mirth and loyalty from its pomposity or stupidity contained in Minister Blair subject to direct and member of the audience. The Prime of reasons. His directorship of the ESRC Professor Whiteley became Director of readers, without ever (despite some pronouncements such as “Saris are the powerful questioning from members of the Minister maintained his belief in the Democracy and Participation programme the ESRC Programme on Democracy and excellent campaigns on issues) taking itself new shoulder pads” and “cockroaches are public. The programme showed that veracity of the evidence, insisting: “I don’t will have long-term effects on the conduct Participation in 1998. The programme is too seriously. In particular, the judges cited the new cats”. Meanwhile, the long- television can enhance political discussion feel that I’m doing the wrong thing and I of politics. His studies of party membership concerned with changes in political St. Albion Parish News as the funniest (and running Colemanballs remains the in Britain, bringing lively and fascinating may not be doing the easy thing, but I do have already had considerable impact participation. As well as assessing most accurate) portrayal of the Prime funniest compilation of commentating exchanges with our leaders into people’s believe that I’m doing the right thing.” upon political parties, journalists and declining voting turnout, the research Minister in print. nonsense across a range of topics. The homes and promoting mature and academics. His articles in the Guardian, examines involvement in interest groups, magazine retains its ability to highlight passionate debate on the most important Newsnight has been broadcast by the clearly and tightly written, are a model of community action and protest, and absurd media conduct, ranging from its issues of the day. BBC since 1980. It is currently the Royal how an academic should convey ideas and cultural or education based activities. A Private Eye was first published in 1961. long-established ‘Street of Shame’ to the Television Society News Programme of information to an interested, but non- key element of the programme is the The current editor, Ian Hislop, has also excellent expose of pointless ‘live’ the Year. specialist, audience. Citizen’s Audit, a large-scale survey into worked on the Listener, the Telegraph and broadcasts. Private Eye not only entertains The Newsnight ‘grilling’ of Tony Blair by the state of citizen participation in the Spectator. He is a team captain on its readers, but it also makes them think. Jeremy Paxman and an audience Britain. the BBC news quiz, Have I Got News for composed of the general public, in Paul Whiteley was born in 1946 in Batley, You. The programme’s pointed use of the respect of the Prime Minister’s decision West Yorkshire. He read economics at the word ‘allegedly’ reflects the awareness of to go to war with Iraq, was a compelling University of Sheffield and then the potentially litigious response of broadcast, containing several features undertook postgraduate studies at the satirical targets, something that Private healthy for democracy. Firstly, the University of Essex, where his doctoral Eye has experienced more than it would willingness of the Prime Minister to thesis was entitled The Labour Party in have preferred. subject himself to tough questioning by Crisis. He has taught at the University of voters must be acknowledged. Secondly, Arizona, the College of William and Mary, Under the watchful eye of fictitious the presenter was on top form in Virginia and the University of Sheffield, proprietor Lord Gnome, the magazine questioning the Prime Minister. and he is currently Professor of Politics at targets corruption, waste and spin. the University of Essex. Regular columns detail the activities of Finally, the points made by the general politicians, public institutions and public discomfited the Prime Minister. services, big business and the media. These elements combined to increase the
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Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Science ‘Making a Difference’ Award Political Turkey of the Year PROFESSOR PATRICK DUNLEAVY, AcSS ‘FOLLYROOD’ AND PROFESSOR HELEN MARGETTS The new Scottish Parliament building
THE JUDGES SAY Professor Dunleavy serves on the The referendum on 11 September 1997 Architectural experts have argued that The Political Science ‘Making a Difference’ Executive Committee of the Political produced a yes vote for the creation of a the site is too small and has huge Award is intended for academics whose Studies Association and has been General devolved Scottish Parliament with problems with drainage. The building of research has most influenced public Editor of the Association’s journal Political legislative and tax varying powers. The Holyrood has been beset by delays and debate and policy on an issue. The work of Studies since 2000. He recently became a new legislature was created by the building faults, with allegations that Patrick Dunleavy and Helen Margetts on E- founding Editor of the new journal Scotland Act (1998) and the first windows did not fit and scaffolding was government has been pioneering and will Political Studies Review. He is an elections were held on 6 May 1999. One in the wrong place. Consultancy fees are have long-term ramifications. Since the Academician of the Academy of Learned hundred and twenty-nine MSPs make up heading towards the £7 million mark and early 1990s they have been researching the Societies for the Social Sciences. the Parliament, which is elected by new expenses continually arise. After use by government of information proportional representation. The Scottish concerns that the landscaped ponds will technologies. Since 1998 they have led a Professor Helen Margetts was born in Executive is headed by the First Minister, attract noisy ducks and geese, £20,000 joint LSE-UCL team carrying out two major 1961 in Birmingham. Her first degree, THE JUDGES SAY Jack McConnell. has been set aside to create a bird- studies of government on the web (1999 from the University of Bristol, was in At the time of judging, ‘Follyrood’ was on repelling ‘jacuzzi’ effect. and 2002), in addition to producing a mathematics. She undertook her schedule to cost a mere ten times the Lord Steel of Aikwood became the first number of papers and articles on the postgraduate studies at the LSE, where original estimate. The judges felt Presiding Officer of the Scottish The spiralling costs of the new building subject of E-government, this project has her doctoral thesis was on confident, however, that with more delays Parliament on 12 May 1999. Born in Fife have caused consternation and anger. The involved the examination of cultural Computerisation in American and British and revision, the cost of the new Scottish in 1938, David Steel was elected to the increased budget breaks down to an extra barriers to the development of government Central Government 1975-1995. Professor Parliament building would increase yet House of Commons in 1965 and was £67 for every resident of Scotland. An on the web, as well as undertaking Margetts is Director of the School of further by the time of the awards Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 independent inquiry into the project, and comparative analysis of the use of E- Public Policy at University College, ceremony. The judges felt some until the merger with the SDP in 1988. what has gone wrong, has been government in Europe. The project London. Previously, she was a research recognition of Scotland’s answer to ‘The He was knighted in 1990 and retired from established under the former Lord suggests areas of policy innovation, access officer at the London School of Dome’ was long overdue. Parliament in 1997. Two years later he Advocate, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie. and participation and has contributed to Economics between 1991 and 1994 and became a Member of the Scottish the improved delivery of public services, by lectured in politics at Birkbeck College Parliament and served as Presiding Officer encouraging development of new between 1994 and 1999. She is the from 1999 until 2003, when he was information technologies. author or co-author of several major succeeded by George Reid. research reports, three books and over 50 academic articles and chapters. She has The site chosen for the new Scottish Patrick Dunleavy was born in 1952 in worked as an academic consultant on Parliament building is in an area known as Halifax. He read PPE at Corpus Christi policy issues at every tier of government, Watergate. For obvious reasons this was College Oxford and undertook his PhD at including a wide variety of projects for not felt a suitable title for a political Nuffield College, Oxford on The Politics of the UK National Audit Office and for the institution. Instead the name of Holyrood, High Rise Housing in Britain, 1945-1975. OECD (1996-9). She is also an Associate reflecting the neighbouring Palace of He lectured for the Open University Editor of Political Studies. Holyrood was deemed to have a more between 1978 and 1979 and has taught appealing ring. The initial budget for the at the LSE since 1979, where he holds the building was £40 million. This now seems position of Professor of Political Science rather naive. Costs are officially running and Public Policy and chairs the LSE at £401 million and it is widely expected Public Policy Group. He is the author of that this will rise further before the works such as Urban Political Analysis: The building is finally completed in the Politics of Collective Consumption (1980) summer of 2004. and (with Brendan O’Leary) Theories of the State (1987). He is an editor of the Developments in British Politics Series.
Political Studies Association Award Winners 2003
Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Best Political Satire – Television Political Journalist of the Year Setting the Political Agenda BREMNER, BIRD AND FORTUNE POLLY TOYNBEE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS
Rory Bremner was born in 1961 in In addition to a new series of Bremner, Polly Toynbee’s Guardian columns serve Edinburgh. He read French and German at Bird and Fortune, the last year has seen as a critical assessment of political, social University College London. His talents as the trio involved in the production of two and economic inequality in modern an impressionist first received major specials, Between Iraq and a Hard Place Britain. This concern with poverty and public attention in 1985 when he had a and Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place. The welfare is also reflected in her latest book chart hit with the single Nineteen (Not relationship between western Hard Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain, Out) in which he impersonated cricket governments and Saddam Hussein’s published in 2003 by Bloomsbury. She commentators such as Jim Laker and regime has been a favourite subject of researched this book by taking a Richie Benaud. The following year he the performers since their lampooning of succession of low-paid jobs, such as made his first television series for BBC2, events around the Scott inquiry. Whilst hospital portering and telesales, whilst Now for Something Else. Bird and Fortune provided a wry living in accommodation on a London THE JUDGES SAY commentary on the history of Britain and THE JUDGES SAY housing estate. Her findings were also THE JUDGES SAY Bremner, Bird and Fortune provides the John Bird was born in 1936 in America’s involvement in Iraq, Rory The standard of Polly Toynbee’s journalism serialised in the Guardian. The book The RSPB is one of the largest and most most entertaining and penetrating political Nottingham, whilst John Fortune was Bremner delivered sharp impersonations has impressed all those who wish to see an makes a passionate argument that effective pressure groups in Britain. It is satire on British television. Acerbic, clever, born in 1939 in Bristol. They met while of the main players involved, from Tony articulate voice impress upon others the government measures to tackle exclusion held in respect by government and MPs for witty and incisive, the programme rarely they were studying English at King’s Blair and George Bush to Osama Bin case for those who have little say. Her and poverty have not alleviated the the quality of evidence to select fails to hit its targets. The portrayals of College Cambridge. They became involved Laden and Saddam Hussein. campaigning pieces in the Guardian, allied deprivation faced by the working poor. committees, for the integrity of its advice several of our most senior politicians, in the Cambridge comedy scene and both to her recent powerful and influential Hard Work demands that we acknowledge and its impressive campaigning style. The skilfully crafted, generate much laughter, performed at Peter Cook’s Establishment book, have stirred the conscience of many. that ‘poverty is not somewhere else… it is manner in which the RSPB defends and but underlying the amusement there is Club between 1961 and 1964, with John Polly Toynbee’s pieces are never merely in the next street, intricately woven with articulates the interests of its many often concern and even anger about Bird co-founding the New York branch of polemical, however; instead, they combine wealth. It cleans the houses of the well- members, drawn from all walks of life, is a contemporary events. The monologues, the club in 1963. They then made the a worthwhile cause with detailed heeled, it serves them in shops and model for other pressure groups to follow. sketches and impressions are sharp and move to television and contributed to a presentation of fact, with careful attention restaurants, it sweeps the streets and oils clever and sometimes savage in their number of key satirical television hits of to accuracy, and written with sensitivity the work of the public services they use’. critique. As befits effective satire, the the 1960s such as BBC3 and The Late and often anger and concern. The RSPB was founded in 1889 to tackle viewer often doesn’t know whether to Show. Polly Toynbee’s achievements have been the damaging trade in wild birds’ laugh or cry. acknowledged by appointment to plumage. It is Europe’s largest wildlife John Bird and John Fortune teamed up Polly Toynbee was born in 1946 on the Isle national committees and inquiries, and by conservation charity and has over a with Rory Bremner for the 1993 series, of Wight. She read history at St Anne’s a number of awards, including million members. Backed by an army of Rory Bremner, Who Else? The trio have College, Oxford. She has pursued a Commentator of the Year from ‘What the nine thousand volunteers, the shared top billing on Channel 4’s Bremner, journalistic career in both print and Papers Say’, and the George Orwell Prize. organisation has dedicated itself to the Bird and Fortune since 1999. The have television. She became a Guardian political development of a “healthy environment received awards from amongst others, columnist in 1998 (her second stint for the Interviewed by the Daily Telegraph in rich in birds and wildlife”. BAFTA, the Variety Club and the British paper) and has also worked as a columnist February 2003, Polly Toynbee spoke of Comedy Awards, along with an Olivier for the Radio Times since 1992. Previously the role that journalism could play in The RSPB is a major participant in the UK nomination for their stage show, which she worked for the Observer and the social and political change. She said ‘It’s Biodiversity Action Plan, a measure that ran at the Albany Theatre throughout the Independent and edited Washington silly to think a couple of articles can was agreed at the Rio Earth Summit in autumn of 2002. Bird and Fortune won Monthly USA. She was the BBC editor for change the world but journalism as a 1992. This commitment to a healthy and the Oldie’s Opposition of the Year award social affairs from 1988 until 1995. She whole can raise awareness – slowly, diverse environment has led the for 2003, as the judges felt they had has written a number of books including A gradually.’ organisation to involvement with provided the only effective opposition to Working Life (1970), Hospital (1977), The schemes for combating pollution through the Blair Government. Rory Bremner was Way We Live Now (1981) and Lost Children: the use of renewable sources such as considered too young to be eligible. The Story Of Adopted Children Searching solar power. For Their Mothers (1985).
Political Studies Association Award Winners 2003
Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Studies Association Awards 2003 Political Publication of the Year Politician of the Year THE SPECTATOR KEN LIVINGSTONE
The group lobbies at the national, columnists as varied in their political Ken Livingstone was born in Lambeth in vehicles travelling through the city centre European and global level, seeking to outlook as Rod Liddle and Simon Heffer, 1945. After eight years working as a during peak hours. inform governments of the environmental in addition to the ever-controversial Taki. technician, he trained as a teacher at the consequences of policies such as airport Columnists and other regular Philippa Fawcett College of Education. He The Mayor pressed ahead with this policy development and farming practices. The contributors, such as Simon Hoggart, joined the Labour Party in 1969, and in despite protest marches and strong RSPB was active at the World Summit on Robin Oakley, Mark Steyn and Peter 1971 he was elected as a councillor for opposition from some of the tabloid press Sustainable Development, promoting the Oborne, provide incisive and pithy the London Borough of Lambeth. In 1978 and various other politicians. London is economic value of global biodiversity. The perspectives on current events both he was elected to Camden Council and the largest city in the world to operate a charity also works with police forces and nationally and globally. The magazine also served as Chair of the Housing congestion charge and Mr. Livingstone HM Customs to increase the has space for in-depth pieces on topics Committee. has argued “My responsibility is to do effectiveness of legal protection for birds such as the impending crisis in nursing what I believe is right for London. And I and other wildlife. THE JUDGES SAY care, or the rising suicide rates in British THE JUDGES SAY Ken Livingstone was first elected to the believe I would be failing Londoners if I The Spectator has provided a superb outlet prisons, as well as interviews with Always a politician of courage and Greater London Council in 1973, didn’t attempt to tackle the congestion A successful fundraising campaign for all those who like their political political figures such as Robin Cook and conviction, Ken Livingstone undertook a becoming leader in 1981. The relationship that is crippling our city”. Despite some allowed the RSPB to announce a doubling coverage to be vivid, challenging and Chris Patten. bold and imaginative step in introducing between the GLC and the Conservative continuing carping, the congestion charge of the size of its heathland nature reserve occasionally partisan, the latter feature London’s congestion charge. Whilst others Government during this period was is widely regarded as a great success and at Sandy in Bedfordshire. In addition to never compromising accuracy. The In addition to irreverent analysis of may have bowed to countervailing lobby intensely antagonistic and tabloid media vindication for a politician who showed developing conservation schemes such as dynamism of the magazine reflects the current affairs, the magazine has a group pressure, Ken Livingstone took a coverage labelled the leader as ‘Red Ken’. the courage of his convictions. this, the RSPB provides teaching resources editor and the Spectator has obtained the comprehensive review section devoted to personal political risk on what he believed After the GLC was abolished in 1986, Ken to schools, farming organisations and status of a ‘must-read’ for everyone the arts and media, as well as a regular to be the greater good of Londoners. Livingstone stood for Parliament and was politicians, drawing on the scientific connected with politics, not merely those science and nature section, which elected to the London seat of Brent East research it regularly commissions. who would locate themselves as right-of- provides insight into scientific in 1987, which he represented until May centre. developments and their ethical 2000. Given its impressive record of activity, implications. members’ services and campaigning, the Mr Livingstone sought nomination as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Spectator was established in 1828 The Spectator remains informative, official Labour Party candidate in the is a worthy winner of the Political Studies and is the oldest continuously published irreverent and incisive. It can arouse and 2000 mayoral elections. When he decided Association’s Setting the Political Agenda magazine in the English language. The infuriate, but it is seldom dull or to stand as an independent, he was Award. founder, Robert Stephen Rintoul, said his irrelevant. For keeping current affairs and expelled from the Labour Party. He ran a aim was to produce a magazine of politics interesting, the Spectator wins highly successful campaign and was ‘educated radicalism’ and the Spectator the award for Political Publication of the elected Mayor of London in 2000, with originally supported the Whigs and Year. 58 per cent of the votes cast. parliamentary reform. The current editor is Boris Johnson, Conservative MP for Throughout his political career Ken Henley. He previously worked for The Livingstone has been concerned with the Times and the Daily Telegraph and is a improvement of public transport. As GLC contributor to the BBC news quiz Have I leader, he cut bus fares and as Mayor has Got News for You. committed himself to increasing the efficiency of London public transport. This The magazine’s proclaimed editorial involved clashes with the government policy is that ‘originality of thought and over the partial privatisation of the elegance of expression are the sole London Underground. In February 2003, a editorial constraints’. This means that London Congestion Charge was readers can enjoy the thoughts of introduced, levying a fee on private
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