Marc Geddes

@marcgeddes.uk

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Political scientist mostly based at the University of Edinburgh and sometimes found at the Institute for Parliamentary Research in Berlin.

In the foreground an audience watching and listening to a discussion on a stage with three people. In the background a large image with lots of hands in different colours and the letters “esff”
The White Tower - a circular tower with the Greek flag at the top, trees to the left and right with grass in the foreground
A group of academics stand in 1-2 rows in a range of different coloured robes in a wood panelled room with a worn out red carpet
Man (me) on left in dark green shirt taking ridiculous selfie in front of bushes, a white fountain, trees and the Catalan Parliament building.
Screenshot of a Hansard transcript.
Presenter on left and slides on the right with statistics about skills and stresses.
Five panelists on the right sat at table with bottles and laptops, slides on the right. Speaker sat next to slides presenting.
Library of Birmingham on the right (a square, grey/golden pyramid type building), and a ferris wheel on the left. Tram tracks in foreground.
Laptop screen and keyboard, showing PowerPoint slide. Unfortunate glare on screen means you can faintly see the person taking photo of the laptop.
Pomeranian looking almost at the camera, with a fake Gameboy that’s actually a soft toy in front.
Upside down Pomeranian dog on his back looking at the camera
Laptop screen in the foreground with a plant on the left. Behind it, in the background, is a window with blue sky, trees, flats and the silhouette of Edinburgh castle.
Photo of a full room with people sat facing a presentation in foreground; presenter and presentation in the background of the photo.
Green and red hue to the night sky which makes up the majority of the image, while block of flats and trees are towards the bottom of the image.
Newspaper headline in The Guardian that reads: “Near clean sweep for Labour MPs in parliament select committee elections”
Fluffy puppy with blue rain jacket on, waiting by the door for a walk
Wood-panelled, semi-circular chamber of the Scottish Parliament
Dog licking my face
Edited or made up scene from Monsters Inc. movie: a screaming green monster on the left and a crying child on the right, both in the front seats of a car
Pomeranian puppy of 15 weeks sitting down on wooden floor and looking up expectantly at his owner (not pictured) for a tasty treat
Scene from Finding Nemo where a group of fish finally escape a fish tank and image shows them in the ocean, but trapped inside plastic bags and who now don’t know how to get out to be truly free.
Puppy with a snuggle toy
Three books on Parliament: Hannah White’s Held in Contempt; Chris Bryant’s Code of Conduct; and, Ian Dunt’s How Westminster Works
Chips and a sausage in a curry sauce
Parliamentary buildings covered in snow, with Reichstagsgebäude in the background and river in the foreground
Snowy foreground and parliamentary buildings in the background
Glassy building (Paul Löbe Haus), inside a group of MPs in a committee meeting
Picture of a screen on parliamentary estate showing the parliamentary chamber and a strap-line saying “sitting suspended until circa 4pm”
Modern building with circular walls reminiscent of an engine, with sofas on the right
Panelists on stage discussing accessibility of parliaments
The Palace of Westminster on a grey day with cars, buses and tourists in the foreground
A Currywurst (sausage and spicy tomato sauce); in the corner, (English) bread