Nice mention @thespectator1828.bsky.social of our recent @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social event with Ed Balls Michael Gove, Kim McGuinness, @nickmacpherson.bsky.social & Angela Rayner. Join us in 2026: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Jack Brown@jwbrown.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Only on @strandgroup.bsky.social's MA Government Studies @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social can you ask a former British Prime Minister to help you with your essays. A huge privilege to chair an exceptional final session of our No.10 and Conservative Years modules with Lord Cameron this year.

We are delighted to announce that @emranmian.bsky.social, Permanent Secretary of DSIT, joins us as Visiting Professor Applications now open for this Autumn’s MA Government Studies: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Huge thanks to Lord Moore for his talk about his monumental biographies of Margaret Thatcher. A true masterclass for our ‘Prime Ministers & No.10 Downing Street’ postgraduate module. Applications now open for this Autumn’s MA Government Studies - thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/

A wonderful climax to the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' @strandgroup.bsky.social module - many thanks to Dr Kwasi Kwarteng who spoke on 'Being Chancellor' during the infamous 2022 mini-budget offering students an unique insider's perspective Join us in 2026 👇🏽 thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/

Prof @officialedballs.bsky.social on his popular political currency pod highlighting the modern day value of our Treasury case study teaching on the 1976 IMF crisis - how common ground was found between heavyweights Callaghan Healey Benn & Crosland Join us in 2026! thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/

Financial crisis week in 'Chancellors and the Treasury' @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Govt Studies module - fmr Treasury perm sec Sir Tom Scholar ex SPAD to Alistair Darling, Catherine MacLeod @officialedballs.bsky.social offered unique insights into how British govt managed a global crisis

Wonderful as always to take our @strandgroup.bsky.social 'London: Governing the Global City' class to the Guildhall to discuss the ancient City of London's role in London, the UK and the world. Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬

Employability - serving civil service and @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies student @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Tom gives our students a masterclass on the civil service fast stream application process

Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social @officialedballs.bsky.social prep students before they re-enact the day UK left the ERM in Sep 1992, a historic and chaotic 24 hours

Watch last week's insightful Strand Group / @policyatkings.bsky.social event with Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander 'in conversation' with our Visiting Professor Catherine MacLeod. thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...

In Conversation with Douglas Alexander MP - The Strand Group

The seventy-eighth Strand Group event, in partnership with the Policy Institute, took place on 15 October when Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for Scotland, discussed the challenges and comp...

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Great that @fletchersimon.bsky.social, political advisor and former Chief of Staff to Mayor Ken Livingstone, could join our London government module for the first time last week. Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion

Delighted to welcome a new cohort of MA Government Studies students to ‘The History of the Civil Service’ module @strandgroup.bsky.social Over 10 weeks we examine how the Civil Service has evolved alongside changing role of the state Applications for 2026/27 open www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social and @officialedballs.bsky.social help prep students before they re-enact debates over the 1976 IMF crisis

Wonderful start to the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - BOE Deputy Governor Sir Dave Ramsden explained the big themes in Treasury history to a mixed class of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students and Treasury officials.

...and delighted to welcome Natan Doron, Mayoral Head of Policy at the GLA, to talk us through the challenges and opportunities faced by the capital today. Our students getting a crash course into what it's really like to govern one of the world's greatest cities (2/2)

All smiles as we're back underway with our 'London: Governing the Global City' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Prof Tony Travers delivering his masterful '2000 years of London history in 45 mins' lecture to kick off... (1/2)

Join us on 15 October at 1830 for an in conversation event with Douglas Alexander the Secretary of State for Scotland. To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con... In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

In Conversation with Douglas Alexander MP - The Strand Group

The seventy-eighth Strand Group event will take place on 15 October where Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for Scotland, will discuss the challenges and complexities governments are navigatin...

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Great to hear Prof @officialedballs.bsky.social describing to ex-Chancellor Kwarteng how history repeats itself in the @strandgroup.bsky.social 'Chancellors and the Treasury' MA class on latest political currency pod. Sign up to join the MA this Autumn 👇🏽 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Thank you to all who came to my book launch for ‘The Art of Delivery’ with Sir Michael Barber @jonmdavis.bsky.social Incredible to have such an engaged audience of 300 people, inc cabinet secretaries and students past & present @strandgroup.bsky.social 📕 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...

Great article citing the "What should the UK learn from 'Bidenomics'?" paper co-authored by @officialedballs.bsky.social discussed at Strand Group 74, events arm of MA Government Studies thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/what-s... Sign up to join the MA this autumn 👇🏽 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Government Studies

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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.

Global turmoil makes Britain’s productivity predicament even worse | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/7c0c1127-23f5-435c-88de-67efadaa715d

Extremely grateful to Dr Simon Case for delivering a superb session for our 'Conservative Years, 2010-24' module this morning. Few people better placed to share insights from the very centre of government across these years. Sign up to join us next year: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

I see Chris Philp is now repeating Matt Goodwin's deliberate lie. The correct figure is 17%, and most of those are long-standing residents (and in many cases will have British spouses/children).

Latest thoughts from Lawrence Freedman samf.substack.com/p/the-great-...

Honoured to welcome King's legend Prof Sir Lawry Freedman to the 'Pivotal Prime Ministerial Decision-Making' class on the Falklands - quite something to have the Official Historian co-teaching! Join us this Autumn: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Delighted to announce that I have attained my doctorate for a thesis entitled 'The Road to 1997: Bank of England Operational Independence in Historical Perspective' Thanks to @kingsbschool.bsky.social @officialedballs.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @jonmdavis.bsky.social for their support

Thank you to Anji Hunter and Sue Nye for an extraordinary special guest class on ‘The New Labour Years’ Taught by @mlclem.bsky.social @rentouljohn.bsky.social the module forms part of our MA Government Studies, find out more here 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @policyatkings.bsky.social

It's been a great honour and pleasure to lead this year's module - in its 10th year! - with @realedballs.bsky.social, @nickmacpherson.bsky.social, Mario Pisani, Sir Tom Scholar, Sir Dave Ramsden, Jessica Pulay, Sophie Dean, Rupert Harrison, Mark Bowman, Catherine MacLeod and Jeremy Hunt.

Strand Group KCL@strandgroup.bsky.social · 2y ago

‘What might be regarded as History’s first court of appeal: the “Chancellors and Treasury” postgraduate course at King’s’ Visiting Prof @rentouljohn.bsky.social on Jeremy Hunt's visit to our class: www.independent.co.uk/voices/hunt-... Join us next year: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/module/chanc...