Martin Stolliday
@martinstolliday.bsky.social
Manager, The Strand Group
King’s College London
King’s College London
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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
This week students learned about how governments have survived crises in the recent past.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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
This week students learned about how governments have survived crises in the recent past.
@strandgroup.bsky.social
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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 👇
lnkd.in/e27J7UHC
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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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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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...
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 👇🏽
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
Join us in 2026 👇🏽
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
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/
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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/
Join us in 2026!
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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/
Join us in 2026!
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
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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 👇🏽
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/teaching/
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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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
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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 @officialedballs.bsky.social prep students before they re-enact the day UK left the ERM in Sep 1992, a historic and chaotic 24 hours
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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
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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...
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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.
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
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...
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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
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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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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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.
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...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)
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
...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)
Such a fantastic module.
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 11:23 AM
Such a fantastic module.
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…
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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
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📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
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
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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
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
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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
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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...
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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📣 Great to hear my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ recommended in @financialtimes.com podcast by @stephenkb.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📣 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
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social