Established in late 2018, MurrayBlackburnMackenzie is an independent policy analysis collective, made up of Dr Kath Murray, Dr Lucy Hunter Blackburn and Lisa Mackenzie. Between us, we have extensive experience in policy-making, research and communications.
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Since 2018 we have researched and written about women’s sex-based rights and gender self-identification across different areas of public policy in the UK. Within this…
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Stephen Daisley, The Spectator
“a policy analysis outfit whose principals boast extensive scholarship and years of experience inside the civil service”
Chris Deerin, Director, Reform Scotland
“a formidable collective of female policy analysts”
Joanna Cherry MP QC, Scottish National Party
“MBM’s forensic analysis is an antidote to the no debate culture, and their work a major contribution to the debate about an area of human…
Johann Lamont, former MSP and leader, Scottish Labour
“Thoughtful, respectful, rational, compassionate and informative. So important when others demand ‘no debate’. I cannot overstate my respect for and awareness of the importance of…
Jenny Marra, former MSP, Scottish Labour
“The most intelligent and robust analysis of the Hate Crime Bill and its impact on women’s rights came from MBM.”
Liam Kerr MSP, Scottish Conservatives
“MBM were very helpful to MSPs during a number of debates in the last parliament. There’s never any shortage of research, analysis and material for…
Simon Fanshawe, Writer, broadcaster and co-founder of Stonewall
“Vital research to cut through the myths and establish the facts.”
Francis Wheen, Journalist and broadcaster
“This is such important work. Rigorous, detailed, evidence-based analysis is desperately needed as an antidote to toxic shouting-down and vacuous sloganeering on Twitter. The hardline…
Professor Lindsay Paterson, University of Edinburgh
“If policy is to be based on evidence, then the evidence has to be as independent of ideological points of view as is possible. MBM…