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

Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social @officialedballs.bsky.social prep students before they re-enact the day UK left the ERM in Sep 1992, a historic and chaotic 24 hours

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...

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...

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

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

...and delighted to welcome Natan Doron, Mayoral Head of Policy at the GLA, to talk us through the challenges and opportunities faced by the capital today. Our students getting a crash course into what it's really like to govern one of the world's greatest cities (2/2)

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)

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…

Very much looking forward to speaking to Ann and @pivotalpolicy.bsky.social network about my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ and to consider lessons for Northern Ireland Do sign up below, if this is of interest👇 🗓️ 21 Oct, 2.00-3.00pm online

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

Delighted to share insights from my 📕 The Art of Delivery with @danbloom1.bsky.social for his deep dive @politico.eu piece on PM Starmer’s No10 machinery of govt changes 📰 www.politico.eu/article/keir... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Featuring Dr Michelle Clement

This is really good from @danbloom1.bsky.social on the misfiring No 10 machine www.politico.eu/article/keir...

📣 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

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...

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 thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...

Congratulations to @jonmdavis.bsky.social on the first successful year of the MA Govt Studies thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...

Also, that the stock takes were very focused and defined and therefore not so susceptible to ‘noise’ and gamesmanship?

Just coming to the end and have found it fascinating. Is part of the success the fact that Michael Barber wished to be an honest broker but also, by having the strong backing of Tony Blair, he did not feel the need to ‘politic’ - he was secure in his status?

Very much enjoyed being part of this panel alongside Baroness Deborah Mattinson, Lord Neil Kinnock, Sir Mel Stride and Professor Bobby Duffy Sharing reflections from my 📕 The Art of Delivery (@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social) @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

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.’

Review by Francis Maude of @mlclem.bsky.social ’s book on the Blair delivery unit www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

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 📚 Lord Francis Maude reviews @mlclem.bsky.social's 'The Art of Delivery' | @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social bit.ly/4lVOmnk

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.’

Great to talk to Caroline Wyatt on Labour governments & the trade unions (from 16:10) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Important insights shared by Baroness Deborah Mattinson on ‘I’ve been lucky syndrome’. And the need to consider this when planning how to communicate delivery. So that people recognise the wider change and credit those who made the difference.

Great honour to be part of esteemed panel alongside Lord Neil Kinnock, Baroness Deborah Mattinson, Sir Mel Stride. Chaired by the brilliant @bobbyduffy.bsky.social Lots of wonderful conversation re my 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery’ with people who’ve read it and intend to! @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social

…and Deborah Mattinson concluding our panel with a timely warning on cynicism and belief - arguing for the importance of voters not only experiencing government delivery, but also believing that their politicians can and want to deliver change

…followed by @mlclem.bsky.social on the ‘wider moral purpose of delivery’ to combat the threat cynicism and populism, drawing on the lessons of the Blair government and it’s implementation of the Delivery Unit…

…and now, Sir Mel Stride on the promise of addressing serious looming economic challenges by allowing more real-world expertise and use of technology into government…

… followed by Lord Neil Kinnock reflecting on the urgent importance of truth, fact and objective analysis in an age of ‘tectonic change’, conspiracy, clickbait and lies…

☀️ Tonight, our Summer Reception - kicking off with @bobbyduffy.bsky.social setting the scene and celebrating another year of progress

📣 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

Lessons in delivering change for a restless electorate— A far tougher economic climate, the legacy of Covid-19, and growing geopolitical instability pose serious threats… www.ft.com/content/88fc... @mlclem.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

"...there is a wider moral purpose for delivering on Labour’s promises today. A lack of delivery breeds cynicism about democracy, which in turn fuels populism" @strandgroup.bsky.social's @mlclem.bsky.social writes in the FT about what the Blair era can teach us about improving public services

Excellent from @mlclem.bsky.social on the challenges ahead

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

Me for @financialtimes.com - using my 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery’ @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social

📣 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

Thoroughly enjoying it so far. I am surprised by how much is about navigating personalities, especially B and B. It’s like a Marvel film where two characters with immense power and abilities come down to having a one to one fistfight at the end.

📣 “A lucid account of an important subject.” — Andrew Gimson’s review of my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ The 📕 is available now. If you get a copy let me know your thoughts 💭 amzn.eu/d/aQWzwIR @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social conservativehome.com/2025/06/20/t...

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

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

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

The post looks at lessons from Blair's second term when No. 10 was at its most functional - with the help of a new book by @mlclem.bsky.social. But also at what that No. 10 got wrong and how it could be done differently this time.