Jon Davis

"the big one for me would be Lloyd George's 1909 'People's Budget' which really began the whole story of the welfare state" 💬 @jonmdavis.bsky.social of @strandgroup.bsky.social sat down with HM Treasury to discuss the rich history of the Budget.

What can today's government learn from the New Labour years? Baroness Sally Morgan, @rentouljohn.bsky.social, @johnmct.bsky.social, Councillor Thomas Robinson & @jonmdavis.bsky.social are discussing at our next panel with @strandgroup.bsky.social #Lab26 📍Arena Room Wye, LEC

🎙️ NEW: This week on Parliament Matters... 👥 Who is the new Chief Whip @anneliese_midge? 🏛️ How do the ministerial changes affect Select Committees? 🏢 @jonmdavis.bsky.social on Whitehall shake-ups 📚 Plus, our summer recess political book recommendations. Links in next post 👇

"although it was a great surprise, this might not turn out to be a bad appointment" 💬 @jonmdavis.bsky.social spoke to CNBC this morning about Andy Burnham's unexpected pick of John Healey to become chancellor of the exchequer 📺 www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

Another excellent podcast from our students @fioncudmore.bsky.social and @tomturner.bsky.social with Visiting Professor @rentouljohn.bsky.social. Opportunities like this available on the MA in Government Studies: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Join us on 8 July when Angela Rayner, Kim McGuinness, Lord Gove, @nickmacpherson.bsky.social & Ed Balls will launch a @harvardbizgov.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social paper: 'Regional Growth Two Years In' thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/region...

The Treasury vs the Ministry of Defence, by @jonmdavis.bsky.social for Civil Service World www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Join us on 23 July when Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Permanent Secretary & our Visiting Professor Emran Mian will give his inaugural lecture on 'Building UK advantage in science and technology'. Apply for places here: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/emran-...

He was talking to students at King’s College London on the New Labour Years course I teach with @jonmdavis.bsky.social

Alan Johnson, best PM we never had, featured in tonight’s Commons Confidental newsletter for @Independent subscribers

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...

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.

Join us for 2026/27: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Delighted to share a new video for the MA Government Studies with our wonderful student feedback - applications for Autumn 2026 now open: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Delighted that Visiting Prof Sir Iain Lobban, former Director of GCHQ, joined our class on PMs and National Security to talk about the long history of cyber security. Applications for the next academic year are open: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr....

"Populists are careless of the strife they cause. They trade on grievance in our society and where ills exist they exaggerate them" 💬 Sir John Major delivering the 2026 Attlee Foundation Lecture yesterday, hosted by @strandgroup.bsky.social & The Attlee Foundation 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1NL...

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...

We're delighted to welcome a range of new honorary and visiting faculty members across the Policy Institute. The new appointments will deepen our connections among government, policy, journalism and academia Read more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-vis...

Chuffed to have Sir Simon Gass, former Chair of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee at Visiting Prof Lord Simon Case and I’s class on the History of Defence, Intelligence and Security Decision-Making. Superb insight on intelligence in UK government decision making on Ukraine and much more!

Huge thanks to Lord Moore for his talk about his monumental biographies of Margaret Thatcher. A true masterclass for our ‘Prime Ministers & No.10 Downing Street’ postgraduate module. Applications now open for this Autumn’s MA Government Studies - thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/

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

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

Great to take our students to Downing St today MA Government Studies @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.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...

My thoughts on the events of this week for tomorrow's FT. url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/YlnhCgZmgt...

Together with Visiting Prof Simon Case and Sir Jonathan Phillips, former Perm Sec of the Northern Ireland Office, this week our students dived into the political, security & diplomatic history behind “The Troubles”. Applications for 2026/27 are now open! www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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...

Delighted to launch the new King’s Contemporary British History x The Strand Group history research seminar. Huge thanks to our first speakers, newly minted PhDs Charlotte Cull and Paul Finer, & to Chair Prof David Edgerton @davidedgerton.bsky.social @charlottecull.bsky.social

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...

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

Prof @officialedballs.bsky.social on his popular political currency pod highlighting the modern day value of our Treasury case study teaching on the 1976 IMF crisis - how common ground was found between heavyweights Callaghan Healey Benn & Crosland 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...

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/

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...

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

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

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

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...

"the civil service in the United Kingdom... easily bears comparison with the finest minds you'll meet in corporate law, or investment, or anywhere else" Douglas Alexander MP recently joined us and @strandgroup.bsky.social to discuss his life and career 📺 Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSCD...

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

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...

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...

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…

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 ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📅 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. To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con... 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... @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.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

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...