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Jack Brown

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Lecturer, @policyatkings // @strandgroup.

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I think it's worth people knowing that Enfield has a Labour MP and a Conservative councillor who are *both* called Bambos Charalambous.
Bambos Charalambous, Labour MPBambos Charalambous, Conservative councillor
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I said I wouldn't do it. And yet somehow I have: onlondon.co.uk/london-borou... #london
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Borough elections 2026: Predictions, half-predictions, cries for help
The 2026 London borough elections are the least predictable there have been for a long time, but here goes...
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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...
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Martin Stolliday @martinstolliday.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Another former PM on our wonderful MA programme. Join us in 26/27
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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.
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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...
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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...
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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
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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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Can Gökçen @cangokcen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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...
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Can Gökçen @cangokcen.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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...
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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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Can Gökçen @cangokcen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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...
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Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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
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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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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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...
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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/
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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...
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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/
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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
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The London Journal @thelondonjournal.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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
L-R: Professor Jon Davis, Lord Francis Maude, Dr Michelle Clement, Emilia Braddon
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Karen Buck @queensparkkaren.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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.
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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... 💡😬
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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.
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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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...
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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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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.
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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...
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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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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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
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Martin Stolliday @martinstolliday.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Such a fantastic class and case study! I always enjoy the Tony Benn and Dennis Healey impressions.
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Full house this evening for our event with @strandgroup.bsky.social ✅ Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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.
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Jack Brown @jwbrown.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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)
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Martin Stolliday @martinstolliday.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The MA Government Studies team are delighted to be back in the classroom, teaching our second cohort. The programme goes from strength to strength, with more students than ever before participating in our unique expert-led courses. Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
spokesperson for Sadiq Khan: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”
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Strand Group KCL @strandgroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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
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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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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Very pleased to chair yesterday eve's discussion about #Enfield & building on Green Belt land there & in #London more generally. Event organised by The London Society & media partner @enfielddispatch.bsky.social. Lots to reflect on & write about! @leannetritton.bsky.social @jollyjourno.bsky.social.
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Chetun Patel @chepat73.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics. IG nytimes
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Jon Davis @jonmdavis.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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Director’s Blog July 2025 - The Strand Group
Professor Jon Davis OBE
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Bobby Duffy @bobbyduffy.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Lord Grade on the clearly documented harms to children from online platforms “I don’t know how the tech leaders sleep at night. Maybe they just count the clicks” - key lecture at @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Lord Grade, Chair @ofcom.bsky.social begins @strandgroup.bsky.social lecture on Growth, Innovation and the Future of the Media ‘Without good regulation markets risk running wild. … Good regulation means being fit for the times.’ ‘Modern regulators must do three things: Engage, Enable, Evolve.’
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Hugh Muir recalls the response of London Mayor Ken Livingstone to 7/7 from Singapore. I agree that, despite his flaws & failings at other times, that this was an important message www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 01/07/2025
I’m hiring a reporter for London Centric, looking for someone smart who can use a phone, knock on doors and wants to cause trouble. Don’t care if you’ve got qualifications, just want evidence of caring about news. Initial six month contract, pay above national rates. www.londoncentric.media/p/jobs
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
@heidialexander.bsky.social opens the door to DLR extension to Thamesmead in TfL funding deal confirmation letter. My On London story www.onlondon.co.uk/government-n...
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Government notes 'substantial work' on DLR extension scheme
A letter from the transport secretary has provided greater encouragement than before for key transport infrastructure plan
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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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
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