Dr Scott Kelly - Chief of Staff to John Hayes MP
Scott Kelly works in parliament as Chief of Staff to John Hayes MP, the Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills. He also lectures in British Politics at the Centre for Parliamentary Studies. Prior to the 2005 election he was a member of the Conservative Party Policy Unit.
He has been published in academic journals and lectured at both British and American Universities. He co-wrote 'Towards a Gold Standard for Craft' (CPS 2007) and is a regular contributor to the Centre's blog. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2000 and subsequently published his thesis under the title 'The Myth of Mr Butskell'.