Tony McNulty

Tony McNulty is currently a Teaching Fellow/Lecturer in British Politics and Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London. He had various academic roles such as a Principal Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the University of North London and a lecturer in Politics at Kingston University for some years before becoming a Member of Parliament for Harrow East in 1997 until 2010. During his political career, Tony was a government minister in various departments including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Transport and the Home Office. After securing an M.A in Political Journalism from City University, he took a PhD at Queen Mary University of London looking at the role of ministers in decision and policy making – using his experience in the Home Office as examples.
Since returning to the academic world, he has taught in various roles at QMUL teaching mostly British Politics, US Politics, Political Analysis and Foreign Policy Analysis. His research interests include the centrality of the House of Commons in the UK political constitution, party politics and elections, and the politics of the Labour Party. He also has a keen interest in the use of rhetoric in politics and the politics of the French Fifth Republic.