I think it's worth people knowing that Enfield has a Labour MP and a Conservative councillor who are *both* called Bambos Charalambous.
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...
Another former PM on our wonderful MA programme. Join us in 26/27
Jack Brown@jwbrown.bsky.social · 4mo agoOnly 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.
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 @gordoncorera.bsky.social, the security & intelligence specialist & The Rest is Classified host, joins us as Visiting Professor Applications open for MA Government Studies: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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...
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
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...
Great to have the masterful Professor Sir David Omand at our class on the History of Prime Ministerial and Whitehall Defence, Intelligence and Security Decision Making. This week students learned about how governments have survived crises in the recent past. @strandgroup.bsky.social
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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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
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...
Households in poverty in London spend an average of 54% of their income on housing; in the rest of England, the average is 32%. What might policymakers do to try and address housing inequality in London? By @jwbrown.bsky.social & Joe Fyans
Why is There so Much Housing Inequality in London, and What can be Done?
London's housing crisis is a key driver of poverty in the capital.
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Congrats to Will Stark and Simon Mortimer - winners of the Mayor of London's Essay Prize 2024/5! 2x great essays on @strandgroup.bsky.social's London government module. Grateful to Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social for taking the time. Join MA Government Studies in 2026: kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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/
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...
Huge congratulations to our Visiting Professors Sir Michael Barber and Catherine MacLeod having been raised to the peerage. Both are wonderful teachers on our MA Government Studies programme: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @policyatkings.bsky.social
Applications are now open for the @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies programme for the 2026/27 academic year. To find out more or apply 👇🏽 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
The issue also features an review of the London Museum of Docklands' 'Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures', by @jwbrown.bsky.social.
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Delighted to welcome Lord Francis Maude to ‘History of the Civil Service’ class to reflect on his experience as a reforming minister in Cameron govt Part of @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Surely the task is to tackle inequality, low productivity and deprivation wherever they occur: north or south? London is a city of extremes: great wealth alongside extreme deprivation (come and visit Church Street for eg) and exceptional challenges. Making London worse off is in no one’s interests.
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
Insightful session with Munira Mirza, former Deputy Mayor to Boris Johnson - discussing the limits and the possibilities of London’s mayoralty for our @strandgroup.bsky.social London government module.
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...
Douglas Alexander: "Knowledge with purpose is a brilliant description of the course... I wish I had been able to do this in my twenties" Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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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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