Jack Brown
@jwbrown.bsky.social
Lecturer, @policyatkings // @strandgroup.
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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 👇
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This week’s guest was Professor John Bew, former Chief Foreign Policy Adviser to the PM.
Applications open for MA Government Studies 2026/27 👇
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January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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 👇
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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
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...
And what better way to kick off than discussing the inner workings of the Coalition with former Deputy Chief of Staff Baroness Fall...
January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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...
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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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
What might policymakers do to try and address housing inequality in London?
By @jwbrown.bsky.social & Joe Fyans
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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January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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
What might policymakers do to try and address housing inequality in London?
By @jwbrown.bsky.social & Joe Fyans
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:
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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:
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December 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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...
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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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 👇🏽
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Join us in 2026 👇🏽
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December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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/
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:
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Join us on MA Government Studies for 2026/27:
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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:
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Join us on MA Government Studies for 2026/27:
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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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
Both are wonderful teachers on our MA Government Studies programme: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
@policyatkings.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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
Both are wonderful teachers on our MA Government Studies programme: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
@policyatkings.bsky.social
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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 👇🏽
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December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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/
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
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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
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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 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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November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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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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
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MA Government Studies 👇
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@policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Part of @strandgroup.bsky.social
MA Government Studies 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
@policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
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MA Government Studies 👇
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@policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Part of @strandgroup.bsky.social
MA Government Studies 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
@policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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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.
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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.
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... 💡😬
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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... 💡😬
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
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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
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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
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.
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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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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...
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...
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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...
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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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...
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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...
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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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.
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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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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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...
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
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
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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
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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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Such a fantastic class and case study! I always enjoy the Tony Benn and Dennis Healey impressions.
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
October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Such a fantastic class and case study! I always enjoy the Tony Benn and Dennis Healey impressions.
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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
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
October 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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
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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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.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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.
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)
MA Government Studies - Prof Tony Travers delivering his masterful '2000 years of London history in 45 mins' lecture to kick off... (1/2)
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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)
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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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…
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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…
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…