🎙️ NEW: This week on Parliament Matters... 👥 Who is the new Chief Whip @anneliese_midge? 🏛️ How do the ministerial changes affect Select Committees? 🏢 @jonmdavis.bsky.social on Whitehall shake-ups 📚 Plus, our summer recess political book recommendations. Links in next post 👇

"although it was a great surprise, this might not turn out to be a bad appointment" 💬 @jonmdavis.bsky.social spoke to CNBC this morning about Andy Burnham's unexpected pick of John Healey to become chancellor of the exchequer 📺 www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

Another excellent podcast from our students @fioncudmore.bsky.social and @tomturner.bsky.social with Visiting Professor @rentouljohn.bsky.social. Opportunities like this available on the MA in Government Studies: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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The only course of its kind to go beyond teaching theory to apply an in-depth perspective of how the British state is run, taught by those within government.

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Tom Turner@tomjturner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Also covered: 📍 Starmer on the Corbyn-Blair spectrum 🤷‍♂️ Why New Labour’s brand > Starmer’s Change ❓Modern stable parties Full episode: open.spotify.com/show/033vuT0... *note* - interview recorded before local elections! Huge thank you to @strandgroup.bsky.social for facilitating this series!

Join us on 8 July when Angela Rayner, Kim McGuinness, Lord Gove, @nickmacpherson.bsky.social & Ed Balls will launch a @harvardbizgov.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social paper: 'Regional Growth Two Years In' thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/region...

Regional Growth Two Years In: Is the government on track to boost UK growth by closing regional divides? - The Strand Group

The eighty-first Strand Group event launching a new paper: 'Regional Growth Two Years In: Is the government on track to boost UK growth by closing regional divides?' for King's College London and the ...

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The Treasury vs the Ministry of Defence, by @jonmdavis.bsky.social for Civil Service World www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Join us on 23 July when Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Permanent Secretary & our Visiting Professor Emran Mian will give his inaugural lecture on 'Building UK advantage in science and technology'. Apply for places here: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/emran-...

Emran Mian: ‘Building UK advantage in science and technology’ - The Strand Group

The eighty-first Strand Group event, where our new Visiting Professor Emran Mian will give his inaugural lecture.

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He was talking to students at King’s College London on the New Labour Years course I teach with @jonmdavis.bsky.social

Alan Johnson, best PM we never had, featured in tonight’s Commons Confidental newsletter for @Independent subscribers

Delighted to announce a limited number of studentships for our prestigious MA Government Studies, starting in September 2026 To apply: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/student...

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.

Join us for 2026/27: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Government Studies | King's College London

The only course of its kind to go beyond teaching theory to apply an in-depth perspective of how the British state is run, taught by those within government.

kcl.ac.uk

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.

Delighted to share a new video for the MA Government Studies with our wonderful student feedback - applications for Autumn 2026 now open: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Delighted that Visiting Prof Sir Iain Lobban, former Director of GCHQ, joined our class on PMs and National Security to talk about the long history of cyber security. Applications for the next academic year are open: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr....

"Populists are careless of the strife they cause. They trade on grievance in our society and where ills exist they exaggerate them" 💬 Sir John Major delivering the 2026 Attlee Foundation Lecture yesterday, hosted by @strandgroup.bsky.social & The Attlee Foundation 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1NL...

We are delighted to announce @suzannahb.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief of @civilserviceworld.bsky.social, joins us as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow & will be a guest lecturer on our ‘History of the Civil Service’ postgraduate module MA Government Studies: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

We're delighted to welcome a range of new honorary and visiting faculty members across the Policy Institute. The new appointments will deepen our connections among government, policy, journalism and academia Read more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-vis...

Chuffed to have Sir Simon Gass, former Chair of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee at Visiting Prof Lord Simon Case and I’s class on the History of Defence, Intelligence and Security Decision-Making. Superb insight on intelligence in UK government decision making on Ukraine and much more!

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/

Join us on 18 March when Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH will give the 2026 Attlee Foundation lecture Apply for places here: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/attlee... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

Attlee Foundation Lecture delivered by Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH - The Strand Group

The Attlee Foundation, in partnership with The Strand Group of King’s College London host the 2026 Attlee Foundation Lecture, to be delivered by Sir John Major on Wednesday 18 March at 1830.

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Delighted to have the inimitable Visiting Prof Sir Kevin Tebbit to talk all things UK Defence at our class on Defence, Intelligence and Security Decision-Making with Visiting Prof Lord Simon Case. Applications for the 2026/27 academic year now open: lnkd.in/e27J7UHC. @strandgroup.bsky.social

Great to take our students to Downing St today MA Government Studies @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

A superb double guest seminar on our 'Conservative Years, 2010-24' class - @davidgauke.bsky.social on Austerity, and Lord Gavin Barwell on the Brexit process. Contemporary British history at its best! Applications open for MA Government Studies 2026/27: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

My thoughts on the events of this week for tomorrow's FT. url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/YlnhCgZmgt...

Counting the cost of money in politics

Revelations of Mandelson’s cabinet leaks spotlight the symbiotic relationship between government and bankers

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Together with Visiting Prof Simon Case and Sir Jonathan Phillips, former Perm Sec of the Northern Ireland Office, this week our students dived into the political, security & diplomatic history behind “The Troubles”. Applications for 2026/27 are now open! www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Join us @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on 26 February when David Williams (Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence 2021-25) will be in conversation with Visiting Professor Lord Case (Cabinet Secretary 2020-24) Tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...

In Conversation with David Williams - The Strand Group

The seventy-ninth Strand Group event, where David Williams, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence from 2021-2025, will be in conversation with Visiting Professor Lord Simon Case, Cabinet Secr...

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Delighted to launch the new King’s Contemporary British History x The Strand Group history research seminar. Huge thanks to our first speakers, newly minted PhDs Charlotte Cull and Paul Finer, & to Chair Prof David Edgerton @davidedgerton.bsky.social @charlottecull.bsky.social

So pleased to be joined for the first time by ace new teacher and @strandgroup.bsky.social PhD @clearys.bsky.social for our 'Conservative Years, 2010-24' module. And what better way to kick off than discussing the inner workings of the Coalition with former Deputy Chief of Staff Baroness Fall...

Great to kick off "Prime Ministerial & Whitehall defence, intelligence and security decision-making", co-taught with Lord Simon Case. This week’s guest was Professor John Bew, former Chief Foreign Policy Adviser to the PM. Applications open for MA Government Studies 2026/27 👇 lnkd.in/e27J7UHC

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/

Perfect end to our @strandgroup.bsky.social London governance module this year - across to City Hall for an excellent session with Deputy Mayor @howarddawber.bsky.social discussing the mayoralty today. Join us on MA Government Studies for 2026/27: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...