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Simon Hix

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Simon Hix is Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the LSE. He researches, teaches and writes on EU and comparative politics, including What's Wrong With the EU and How to Fix It.

February 2016

  • David Cameron and Donald Tusk

    Datablog
    Introducing Cameron's EU red card will have limited impact

  • Hearing on migration flows in the Mediterranean<br>15 Sep 2015, Brussels, Belgium --- Member of European Parliament (MEP) Claude MORAES takes part in the hearing on migration crisis at European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 15.09.2015 by Wiktor Dabkowski --- Image by © Wiktor Dabkowski/dpa/Corbis

    Datablog
    Do UK MEPs get key positions of power in Europe?

December 2015

  • European Parliament in Strasbourg<br>epa05069816 Members of the European Parliament vote on energy policies at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 15 December 2015. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

    Datablog
    How often do UK MEPs get their way?

    In his latest blog on the UK and the EU, Simon Hix analyses how often votes go the way that UK MEPs want them to in the European parliament

November 2015

  • Lord Rose with a sign that says 'Britain Stronger in Europe'

    Datablog
    Britons among least knowledgeable about European Union

  • The British flag alongside the EU's

    Datablog
    Is the UK a winner or loser in the EU Council?

October 2015

  • Data collected by Robert Thomson analysed the passage of legislation through the European parliament.

    Datablog
    Is the UK marginalised in the EU?

    A key part of the EU referendum debate is the argument that the UK is consistently outvoted. Here’s what the data says

June 2013

  • European parliament

    Guardian Comment Network
    double quotation markThe European parliament elections in 2014 are about more than protest votes

    Simon Hix and Christophe Crombez for EUROPP blog, part of the Guardian Comment Network
    Simon Hix and Christophe Crombez for EUROPP blog: Next May's elections are a real chance to decide the future direction of the EU and shape its politics for the next five years
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