@martinstolliday.bsky.social
Manager, The Strand Group King’s College London
Douglas Alexander: in conversation
EVENT | Douglas Alexander: in conversation
The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling
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📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
Join us on 15 October at 1830 for an in conversation event with Douglas Alexander the Secretary of State for Scotland.
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In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
📣 Great to hear my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ recommended in @financialtimes.com podcast by @stephenkb.bsky.social
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
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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 👇🏽
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As we come to the end of the academic year, I’d like to share some of the great work done by the Strand Group in 2024-25 with particular reference to the first year of the MA Government Studies
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Congratulations to @jonmdavis.bsky.social on the first successful year of the MA Govt Studies thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...
26.07.2025 14:02 — 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Excellent from @mlclem.bsky.social on the challenges ahead
01.07.2025 08:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Delighted to have written for @financialtimes.com on ‘Lessons for delivering change for a restless electorate’
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Delighted to see ‘The Art of Delivery’ 📕 featured in @samfr.bsky.social hugely popular & insightful Substack ‘Comment Is Freed’ today
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📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Grateful to have been able to give Sir Tony Blair my book ‘The Art of Delivery’
It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services
Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants
This meant that Blair and his government were required to identify and adhere to a clear set of objectives.
Timely new book by Michelle Clement, ‘The Art of Delivery’ on the Delivery Unit - the big innovation at the heart of what is as it stands the first and only Labour government to be elected to consecutive full terms of office.
29.05.2025 14:17 — 👍 26 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0
Join us on 15 July when Lord Grade, chair @ofcom.bsky.social will give a lecture on 'Growth, Innovation and the Future of the Media'
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/lord-g...
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A great privilege and joy to be at the launch of my colleague and friend Dr @mlclem.bsky.social ’s book ‘The Art of Delivery’
It’s a truly remarkable book by a remarkable historian
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📣 PUBLICATION DAY for my new book 🎉
‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
It tells an as yet untold story of how transformative change was actually delivered - how a PM turned rhetoric into reality
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Big thanks @matt-forde.bsky.social offering enthusiastic endorsement of MA Government Studies teaching @strandgroup.bsky.social
We chatted about how the MA brings in critical decision makers who were actually in the room to help us understand how government works
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Really interesting obituary of the great Prof Joe Nye: www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
In 2012 he gave a superb lecture for us - ‘What is Ethical Foreign Policy Leadership?’: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Events like these are central to our MA Government Studies: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk
A fantastic opportunity to be part of an amazing programme
07.05.2025 11:17 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great 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 👇🏽
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Last week, MA Government Studies students had the chance to speak with Sir Tony Blair about his time as Prime Minister and the challenges facing the current government.
More about the discussion & the course ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/sir-ton...
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Huge thank you to Sir Tony Blair for joining us to wrap up our inaugural teaching year
MA Government Studies
Join us this Autumn - places filling fast: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/ma-governmen...
A superb way to end the teaching year. Fantastic questions from our excellent student cohort.
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Fascinating insight from special @strandgroup.bsky.social class w Sir Tony Blair, in @rentouljohn.bsky.social article
Shows value of history, TB was responding to student Q about how 🇬🇧Prime Ministers can build effective relationships with 🇺🇸Presidents then & now
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Fantastic analysis. Wonderful to be a part of this great module. Thanks to @gordoncorera.bsky.social . Lovely to be joined by ace PhD researcher @clearys.bsky.social too!
04.04.2025 10:33 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Read @rentouljohn.bsky.social's excellent writeup of our very special final 'Conservative Years, 2010-24' class with
Michael Gove here!
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Tremendous end to our 'Conservative Years, 2010-24' class:
Michael Gove hosting our students for a superb Q&A before
@thespectator1828.bsky.social live event at Cadogan Hall
A wonderful evening - & superb primary source material for essays!
Apply to join us in 2025/26: kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
What an incredible session this was. A huge privilege for our students.
26.03.2025 11:43 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What should the UK & Europe learn from “Bidenomics”?
Join us: 18.30 8 April when @briancdeese.bsky.social, Andy Haldane, Baroness Vadera, Martin Wolf & Ed Balls will discuss a new @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & @harvardkennedy.bsky.social paper
Tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/what-s...
Thanks to Munira Mirza, Head of the Policy Unit under Johnson, and Jason Stein, senior adviser to Truss, for joining our 'Conservative Years 2010-24' classes.
Our students benefit hugely from this direct access to 'primary sources'!
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A real honour to welcome Dame Colette Bowe to the ‘Pivotal Prime Ministerial Decision Making’ case study class.
Be a part of our MA Government Studies this Autumn: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/module/makin...
