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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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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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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

📣 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... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.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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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Delighted to read this excellent review of my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ by Lord Francis Maude @politicshome.bsky.social ‘Michelle Clement has produced a brilliant account of the creation of the No 10 Delivery Unit and the travails of the Blair government to implement its public service reforms.’

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

📣 Catch up: Fantastic to see my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ reviewed in @financialtimes.com by @stephenkb.bsky.social 📰 on.ft.com/3G1PoPn 📕 Buy the book and let me know what you think 💭 amzn.eu/d/615RqYr @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The paper copy of @financialtimes.com with op-ed by me. V cool to see! ✍️ Full circle moment having first started reading @jonmdavis.bsky.social paper copy of the FT 15 years ago, as an MA student 🗞️

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📣 1 MONTH since THE ART OF DELIVERY PUBLISHED 🎉 Great reviews in 📰, BBC Radio 4 & 5 + biggest politics podcasts🎥 📕 in hands of decision-makers who can use to inform how to deliver now 🎯 Many ppl ✍️ have said hw fascinating & insightful they’ve found it. Thank you @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Great to see @jaheale.bsky.social recommend ‘The Art of Delivery’ in The Spectator as ‘one of the two most important British political books published this summer’ The 📕 reveals how to turn rhetoric into reality in government ✍️ www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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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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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Delighted to see ‘The Art of Delivery’ 📕 featured in @samfr.bsky.social hugely popular & insightful Substack ‘Comment Is Freed’ today ✍️ Read & subscribe open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/h... 📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Enjoyed speaking at @re-state.bsky.social ‘Reimagining Whitehall’ conference at BT Tower, w Susan Acland-Hood Permanent Secretary DfE, Richard Clarke Home Office, Ed Stainton BT, expertly chaired by @stkaye.bsky.social Great to hear from Minister @georgiagould.bsky.social on galvanising missions!

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Great to be on BBC Radio 4 Free Thinking yesterday with @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social live from Broadcasting House 🎙️ Shared reflections from my 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery’ @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Enjoyed meeting the panel inc brilliant Cath Bishop 🎧 Listen back www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Incredible moment for me to see my 📕 flash up on screen on Britain’s most popular politics podcast @therestpolitics.bsky.social V much appreciating the feedback And sorry (not sorry) @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social for “pilfering” your diaries. They are a valuable primary source for us historians!

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thank you Alastair Campbell for recommending my 📕‘The Art of Delivery’ to Rory Stewart on The Rest Is Politics “It’s very, very readable.” “It’s about how we matched process of the Spending Review to the work of the Delivery Unit and progress that was being made.” @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Thank you @rentouljohn.bsky.social for including my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ in @the-independent.com Commons Confidential newsletter The 📕 includes lessons on how to craft successful spending reviews to boost delivery @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Great that George Osborne approves of Blair govt structural reforms. To his critique, it’s not either or re. delivery units and structural reform. Need both - got to have outcomes people see over a Parliament as well as renew underlying systems (which take longer to feel results of).

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

📣 Thank you Ed Balls & George Osborne for having me on brilliant @polcurrency.bsky.social podcast to ask about delivery in govt Ed is right - ‘The Art of Delivery’ 📕 shows how No10 and HMT working together effectively can galvanise the govt machine into action 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0J7D...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📣 Huge thank you to Ed Balls for this endorsement of my new book – The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services – Available now 📚 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

📣 Big thank you to Alan Milburn for this endorsement of my new book The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social The book is available to buy now 📚 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

📣 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

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

‘It sounds absolutely phenomenal.’ – @matt-forde.bsky.social on my 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ *Out tomorrow* amzn.eu/d/1GQvqjC @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Really enjoyed joining the brilliant @matt-forde.bsky.social on his ‘The Political Party’ podcast to chat about my new 📕‘The Art of Delivery’ Plus how PMs learn on the job and what it was like to see the McCartney and Jagger of 1970/80s politics… Listen here 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/65mB...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Fantastic to be on BBC Radio 5 Live @mattchorley.bsky.social show earlier this week w Ryan Wain to talk about my new book ‘The Art of Delivery’ We discussed delivery challenges for government then and now Listen back 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Pre-order 📕 amzn.eu/d/5t4BmZu

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Thank you to former Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case for this endorsement of my new book 📕 The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Out next week. Pre-order here 📚 amzn.eu/d/dRRTDrw

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

It was great to give a talk to nearly *400 civil servants*, as part of the Open Innovation Team’s speaker series based on my forthcoming book - ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ Available to pre-order 📕 amzn.eu/d/imzS3mv

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Grateful for this endorsement from Baroness Sally Morgan for my book, which comes out next week! The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social Pre-order 📚 amzn.eu/d/dRRTDrw

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

My book is out next week Proud to be sharing endorsements I’ve received, starting with the great Professor the Lord Peter Hennessy The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services Pre-order here📕 amzn.eu/d/dRRTDrw

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

28 years since New Labour won landslide victory under Tony Blair Join Sir Michael Barber and me on 28 May @strandgroup.bsky.social for my book launch ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/book-l...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Excellent write up of our ‘New Labour Years’ class with @stewartwood.bsky.social in @rentouljohn.bsky.social Commons Confidential newsletter Apply to join @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies 2025/26 cohort👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Brilliant write up by @rentouljohn.bsky.social of our very special final @strandgroup.bsky.social 'New Labour Years' class with Sir Tony Blair Sign up to join the MA Government Studies this autumn 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Strand Group 74 kicks off with Ed Balls, Andy Haldane, Baroness Shriti Vadera, Martin Wolf and Brian Deese on What should the US and UK learn from “Bidenomics”? Introduced by @jonmdavis.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @harvardbizgov.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Great to be interviewed by @suzannahb.bsky.social @civilserviceworld.bsky.social about my book ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ amzn.eu/d/7o8V2ri Join me and Sir Michael Barber for launch 28 May 1830 @strandgroup.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Thank you Lord @stewartwood.bsky.social for a brilliant special guest ‘The New Labour Years’ class on Gordon Brown’s premiership Great opportunity for MA Government Studies students. Info👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @rentouljohn.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thank you to @gordoncorera.bsky.social for a deeply engaging case study, as part of ‘New Labour Years’ class, on the decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq More on MA Government Studies www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @rentouljohn.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Thank you to former PUS MoD, Sir Kevin Tebbit for an incredibly insightful special guest ‘New Labour Years’ class on Liberal Interventionism See more about our MA Government Studies here👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @rentouljohn.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Thank you to Lord Simon Stevens for a fascinating special guest ‘The New Labour Years’ class on Blair’s public service reform agenda Brilliant opportunity for MA Government Studies students www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @rentouljohn.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Thank you to @johnmct.bsky.social for a brilliant special guest ‘New Labour Years’ class. John shared reflections on media “spin” and political strategy More on our MA Government Studies 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr... @rentouljohn.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Using 600,000+ words of unpublished diaries & interviews it tells a story that affected us all and yet we know so little about how it was actually achieved The lessons from then continue to be incredibly relevant for governments today #TheArtofDelivery www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Excited to share that my book on how the Blair government delivered transformative public service reform is available to pre-order 👇 amzn.eu/d/aSqxfD4 In writing ‘The Art of Delivery’, I had access to Sir Michael Barber’s diaries and I interviewed key politicians, SPADs & civil servants

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Great to see first two weeks of ‘The New Labour Years’ w Michael Barber, Anji Hunter and Sue Nye in @rentouljohn.bsky.social Commons Confidential newsletter for Independent subscribers Part of MA Government Studies @strandgroup.bsky.social Join MA Open Evening, 6 Feb www.kcl.ac.uk/events/postg...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Thank you to Sir Michael Barber for joining ‘New Labour Years’ to discuss domestic reform - fascinating insights which continue to inform govt today The class, co-taught with brilliant @rentouljohn.bsky.social is part of MA Government Studies @strandgroup.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A very special 72nd Strand Group event has begun. We are honoured to be hosting Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, lecture ‘Portraits of a Profession: The Civil Service of Today’. Chaired by @jonmdavis.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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Dr Michelle Clement @mlclem.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

71st @strandgroup.bsky.social Permanent Secretary of Department for Business & Trade Gareth Davies giving his Inaugural Lecture as Visiting Professor on ‘The Industrial Strategy: What it is, what it isn’t, and lessons from history’ Chaired by @jonmdavis.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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