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Dr Tom Fleming

Dr Tom Fleming
Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics
Location: 3.01, 31 Tavistock Square
Telephone:听020 3108 1879 (Internal: 51879)
贰尘补颈濒:听tom.fleming@ucl.ac.uk
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Career

Tom Fleming is a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics. He joined the Constitution Unit in September 2021. His research largely focuses on parliament, but he has also written on a number of other topics including cabinet reshuffles and constitutional reform processes. Tom has provided evidence to several recent parliamentary inquiries in the UK.

Before joining 最准的六合彩论坛, Tom was a Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of York between 2020 and 2021. Prior to that, he completed a doctorate in Politics at the University of Oxford.

Research

Tom鈥檚 research focuses largely on legislative politics, from both a British and comparative perspective.

His recent work has focused particularly on understanding how parliamentary rules are chosen and reformed. As part of this research agenda, Tom is currently leading the ESRC-funded project 'The Politics of Parliamentary Procedure'. He also jointly runs the project, which collects and publishes data on formal parliamentary rules in the UK and beyond. Tom鈥檚 doctorate explored how legislative politics might be changed by voters鈥� waning attachments to political parties.

Beyond this, Tom has also written on a range of other related topics. In particular, his recent projects have explored the government鈥檚 power to prorogue parliament, the Johnson government鈥檚 proposals for establishing a Constitution, Democracy, and Rights Commission, and the causes and consequences of cabinet reshuffles.

Publications
  • Fleming, T. G., Hix, S., and Zubek, R. (2024)听鈥樷��,听Legislative Studies Quarterly. Early View.
  • Fleming, T. and Kelly, H. (2024)听Delivering House of Commons Reform: What Works?听London:听Constitution Unit.
  • Barrie, C., Fleming, T. G., and Rowan, S. S. (2024) 鈥樷��, British Journal of Political Science. 54(2), pp. 456鈥�473.
  • Fleming, T. G. and James, L. (2024) 鈥樷��, Parliamentary Affairs. 77(1), pp. 25鈥�45.
  • Fleming, T. G. and Ghazi, T. (2023) 鈥�, The Political Quarterly. 94(3), pp. 412鈥�419.
  • Fleming, T. G. (2023) 鈥樷��, Political Studies. 71(3), pp. 935颅鈥�955.
  • Schleiter, P. and Fleming, T. G. (2023) 鈥樷��,听British Politics. 18(1), pp. 21鈥�39.
  • Fleming, T. G. (2022) 鈥樷��,听Legislative Studies Quarterly. 47(3), pp. 505鈥�538.听
  • Fleming, T. G., Gonz谩lez-Bustamante, B., and Schleiter, P. (2022) 鈥樷��, Government and Opposition. FirstView.
  • Fleming, T. G. (2022) 鈥樷��, Political Studies. 70(1), pp. 195鈥�215.
  • Schleiter, P. and Fleming, T. G. (2021) 鈥樷��, The Political Quarterly, 92(1), pp. 83鈥�84.
  • Schleiter, P. and Fleming, T. G. (2021) 鈥樷��, The Political Quarterly, 92(1), pp. 74鈥�79.
  • Fleming, T. G. and Schleiter, P. (2021) 鈥樷��, Parliamentary Affairs. 74(4), pp. 964鈥�978.
  • Fleming, T. G. (2021) 鈥樷��, Parliamentary Affairs. 74(4), pp. 943鈥�963.
  • Schleiter, P. and Fleming, T. G. (2020) 鈥樷��, The Political Quarterly, 91(3), pp. 641鈥�648.
  • Goet, N. D., Fleming, T. G., and Zubek, R. (2020) 鈥樷��, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 45(1), pp. 35鈥�67.
  • Fleming, T. G. (2019) 鈥樷��, European Journal of Political Research, 58(2), pp. 536鈥�556.
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Blog posts

Chairs and members of House of Commons select committees are allocated between political parties in proportion to their strength in the House. But in practice, a proportional allocation can be calculated in a number of different ways, which produce different outcomes. As the House starts electing its committees, Alan Renwick and Tom Fleming discuss the options and their consequences.听

This year鈥檚 general election saw 335 new MPs elected to the House of Commons. Parliament has thus seen a large number of so-called 鈥榤aiden speeches鈥�, with many more still to come. In this post, Tom Fleming discusses maiden speeches鈥� potential benefits and downsides, and whether parliament could use its limited time more effectively.听

The House of Commons has voted to establish a new Modernisation Committee. Tom Fleming and Hannah Kelly explore the opportunities and challenges facing this new committee, drawing on their recent Constitution Unit report on past approaches to delivering House of Commons reform.

How can House of Commons reform be delivered in the next parliament? A new Constitution Unit report explores past approaches to developing and delivering changes to the Commons鈥� procedures, and the implications for current advocates of reform. Tom Fleming and Hannah Kelly summarise the report鈥檚 findings and conclusions.听 Background听 House of Commons reform is likely [鈥

Last week鈥檚 opposition day debate in the House of Commons about Gaza and Israel was overshadowed by a bitter procedural row over the Speaker鈥檚 selection of amendments. But the rules governing opposition days 鈥� and their role in allowing these arguments 鈥� are not straightforward. Tom Fleming discusses the procedural background and implications. The background [鈥

A recall petition is currently open in Wellingborough, which could lead to MP Peter Bone being recalled by his constituents, followed by a by-election. This is the fifth such petition in as many years. Tom Fleming outlines how the UK鈥檚 recall system works, summarises its effects to date, and outlines possible areas for reform. How [鈥

Recent years have seen increasing expressions of concern about whether the UK Parliament has adequate procedures for scrutinising delegated legislation. In a recent article听in Political Quarterly, Tom Fleming and Tasneem Ghazi explore the lessons which might be learned from how other parliaments approach that challenge. This blog summarises those lessons. There is wide concern about [鈥

Parliament鈥檚 role in the Brexit process has been the subject of widespread controversy among politicians, commentators, and experts. This makes it important to understand exactly what kind of influence parliament wielded in that period. Tom Fleming and Lisa James shed new light on this question by summarising their recent article, Parliamentary Influence on Brexit Legislation, [鈥

The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto promised to appoint a Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission to conduct a wide-ranging constitutional review. In practice, this promise has not been delivered. Tom Fleming and Petra Schleiter discuss this by summarising their recent article about the Commission, Radical departure or opportunity not taken? The Johnson government鈥檚 Constitution, Democracy and [鈥

The House of Lords has amended the government鈥檚 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill to require House of Commons approval for early general elections. Tom Fleming and Meg Russell explore what MPs should consider when the bill returns to the Commons. They argue that the Lords amendment deserves support, as it provides an important limit [鈥

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Teaching

听Tom is co-teaching two undergraduate modules in the academic year 2024/25: British Politics and Introduction to Politics.