Research & Policy Reports & publications Open House? Reflections on the possibility and practice of MPs job-sharing 5 SEPTEMBER 2017 In this pamphlet you will find: An introduction to job-sharing and how it has developed as a practice Details of the High Court case involving Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps, who applied to the Returning Officer for Basingstoke constituency to stand for election, and had their application rejected Notes towards a legal analysis of job-sharing and Parliamentary representation Several essays related to job-sharing, including considerations for disabled people, and the case for and against MP job-sharing Contributing authors to the pamphlet are Emily Brothers, Rosie Campbell, Sarah Childs, Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps, Rosa Curling, Sam Smethers, Pam Walton, and Dr bob Watt. Read the pamphlet Manage Cookie Preferences