Ben Sayle received his PhD in International History at LSE, researching British political history in the early 20^th Century. Specifically, he studied the Edwardian Radical Right during the years 1903-1918, a subset of right-wing advocates within the Conservative/Unionist Party who promoted a broad and interconnected programme for national and imperial revival to counter relative decline in geopolitical and economic predominance.
Ben was co-convener for the HY509 PhD and Early Career Research Seminar in 2019/20 and acts as Chair of the Conflict and Identity in Europe Since The 18^th Century Research Cluster. He has also had an article published in the Parliamentary History journal on the constitutional policies advocated by Unionist opponents of the 1911 Parliament Act