Profiles | Department of Politics | University of Liverpool

Sam Rhydderch

Sam Rhydderch has moved to Amsterdam and works as a Corporate Communications consultant.

James Christopher Maxwell

James Christopher Maxwell works as a Senior Account Manager for healthcare policy and public affairs consultancy, Incisive Health.

Layla Wright

Layla Wright is now a documentary presenter, and hosted the BBC's Panorama episode '2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris' with her mentor Louis Theroux.

Caden Lunness

Caden Lunness is now the Policy and Public Affairs Executive at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).

Carl Cashman

Carl Cashman now leads the Liverpool City Council's Liberal Democrat Group.

Peter Marland

Peter Marland has become the Leader of Milton Keynes City Council.

Prentice Hazell

Prentice Hazell took part in the Parliamentary placement scheme in 2018 and is now Diary Manager to Keir Starmer.

Peter Ruddick

Peter Ruddick reports on BBC Radio 5Live and presents the business news on BBC Breakfast TV.

Joshua Forrester

Joshua Forrester graduated in 2021, and now works in the charity sector running Parliamentary Engagement for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide.

Jonathan Nield

Johnathan recently graduated from Liverpool, and now works in Secondary Education, contributing to our A Level politics curriculum.

Catherine Howe

Catherine Howe is now an analyst at Hawthorn Advisors, a strategic consultancy in London.

Isaac Knowles

Isaac Knowles now works in the Civil Service as an Asylum Decision Maker at the Home Office.

Caitlin McIsaac

Caitlin McIsaac is now the Constituency Caseworker for Sharon Hodgson, the Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West.

Klevis Krasniqi

Klevis Krasniqi had a career in TV advertising strategy and now works freelance in video production.

Sophie Pickup

Sophie Pickup graduated last year, and is now working as a Cyber Security Consultant for Daintta.

Ted Tavendale

Ted Tavendale graduated from our Politics department in 2023 and now works as an Investment Executive at Puma Growth Partners.

Madeleine Le Bourdon

Madeleine Le Bourdon is now an Associate Professor in the Politics of Development at the University of Leeds.

Leo Evans

Leo Evans has had an eclectic career in Politics and Higher Education, and is now working on the University of Liverpool's Development and Alumni Relations Team.

Matt Dickinson

Matt Dickinson is now working at the Department of Health and Social Care as an Investment Appraisal Lead.

Phoebe Pitcher

Phoebe Pitcher is a Transport Consultant, following a passion that was ignited during her time studying abroad.

Daniel Tagg

Daniel Tagg completed a placement at the National Education Union, and is now looking for jobs in local government, the civil service, and public affairs.

Dominic Jones

Dominic Jones graduated in 2022 and now works as an Economic Policy Development Officer at Barnsley Council.

Luca Ciesco

After a BA in History with Politics and a Master of the Arts in Contemporary European Politics, Luca Ciesco now works as a Democratic Services Officer.