Alex Stevenson

"I hope all members of GCS take a moment to think about how their work supports ministers’ relationship with their fellow parliamentarians." Read @Alex__Stevenson's blog on why Parliament matters more than ever for government communicators: bit.ly/ParliamentMatt… #UKPW

‘There is not a moment to lose,’ cried Stephen, starting up.

One in three women will be beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime. Globally hundreds of thousands of women have been subjected to sexual violence in conflict. This must stop. Join us this #InternationalWomensDay to create a better 🌍 for all. #EachforEqual | #IWD2020

📺 100 years ago today in the House of Commons, Nancy Astor became the first ever female Member of Parliament to give her maiden speech.

30 years ago today, the #BerlinWall fell. Shortly after, WFD was founded to support emerging democracies by sharing Britain's (good & bad) democratic experiences. #Democracy is not inevitable. Today, we continue to work to strenthen democracy across the globe. ✊ #mauerfall30

Read with interest - and sometimes amusement twitter.com/psa_parl/statu…

The dignity and courage with which Dame Tessa Jowell confronted her illness was humbling and it was inspirational. My sympathies to her loving family - Dame Tessa’s campaigning on brain cancer research is a lasting tribute to a lifetime of public service.

#OTD in 1769 the Duke of Wellington was born. Here is the motion of Thanks that the House gave to him for the victory on 18 June 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo #towercommemorates

Congrats to @CyrilRamaphosa. His words are in the @WFD_Democracy strategy - "In a democracy, every one of us has the power to transform our own lives and the lives of the people around us. That is what democracy means."

Fighting democratic decline through parliamentary communications: @WFD_Democracy case study of @UKParliament …liamentsandlegislatures.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/com…

And next Tuesday the @CommonsBBCom has time for its debate on the Rohingya community in Burma twitter.com/CommonsLeader/…

The UK is committed to challenging restrictions to #FreedomofExpression and the ability of civil society to operate. #DemocracyDay

"Let’s embrace this unique period of lawmaking in a way we can all feel proud of." @andrealeadsom in @timesredbox thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/w…

Here is the best response to the democratic challenges in #Nigeria. Young people, especially young women, engaging and changing politics.

"The picture is not unremittingly bleak, and the UK has been instrumental in promoting and protecting human rights... around the world." twitter.com/foreignoffice/…

What role can citizens play in policy-making? New @WFD_Research @multi_party paper explores lessons from the UK wfd.org/wp-content/upl…

Still sound advice... twitter.com/Alex__Stevenso…

Will you vote in person, by proxy or post? Find out more at goo.gl/F4FqwF #YourVoteMatters #RegisterToVote

Struck by increase in % of public who watched or listened to select cttee hearing: up from 31% to 39% in just 12 months #Audit2017

#Democracy should be open and accessible, so proud of @UKParliament staff for making sure this principle has happened over the last few days