KCL-BritPol&Gov

This new PhD opportunity will based at the Centre & supervised by our Directors, Christel Koop & Andrew Blick.

Today (8 Jan 2025), with @FCDOHistorians, we organised a witness seminar focusing on "The British Embassy & post-Soviet republics in the 1990s". Participants included: Sir Rodric Braithwaite; Sir Brian Fall; & Sir Roderic Lyne. We thank them for a fascinating afternoon.

We thank the panel and those from the floor who asked insightful questions! #Questions #Discussion #Panel #Speakers

Simon James @Kingspol_econ @KingsCollegeLon comments on the issues raised by @davidtorrance's attempt to uncover the UK constitution 🤔🇬🇧 #Politics #Constitution #UK #Law #Government

Elin Weston @KingsCollegeLon comments that codifation of the constitution is important because its sources remain unclear & lack of clarity of the location of power

Carmen Pavel @Kingspol_econ asks what is the point of a constitution? Is it an expression of values? How can it change?

Speaking at our event on "Identifying the UK's Constitution", @davidtorrance sets out to map & categorise the UK's #Constitution

Tues 3 Dec 2024 6pm join us - "The Rules of the Game: identifying the UK's #constitution". Participants: @davidtorrance; Carmen Pavel; @ElinWeston & Simon James. To register to attend the event & for the party afterwards, please click the link below. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-rules-of…

.@DrAdrianBlau I recall your excellent advice about good powerpoint presentation. 💡 #PowerpointGuru #PresentationSkills

Some conclusions Christopher Hood & colleagues have come to regarding accountability & Starmer government's budget 🤔 #accountability #budget #UKpolitics

Christopher Hood @BlavatnikSchool discusses lessons that might be learnt from the past & role of @NAOorguk & other actors in context of accountability & #Starmer #government's recent #Budget24 🤓 #accountability #budget2023 #transparency

Isabel Stockton of @TheIFS explains how independent institutions affect the accountability process when a government constructs and presents a budget at our event examining Starmer Labour government's first budget. 🏛️ #BudgetTransparency #Accountability #IndependentInstitutions

Paul Greatbatch reminds us how financial markets impose certain disciplines on a government's budget planning & delivery at our event examining Accountability & Starmer Government's first budget.

Sir Robert Chote explained how the Office of Budgetary Responsibility works to ensure accountability at our event examining the recent UK Budget

We welcome speakers (Sir Robert Chote, Paul Greatbatch, Isabel Stockton & Christopher Hood) to our roundtable event on Accountability & the Starmer Government's first budget. The chair is Martin Weale @KingsCollegeLon @Kingspol_econ

"...further normalisation of authoritarianism remains a real possibility." @gzsamaras writes about what a second Trump presidency could mean for the European far-right kcl.ac.uk/what-a-second-…

Join us: Thurs 31 Oct 2024 6pm. Event: to examine accountability of current Labour government's first budget. Participants: Christopher Hood @BlavatnikSchool Isabel Stockton @TheIFS Paul Greatbatch & Martin Weale @Kingspol_econ To attend: tickettailor.com/.../schoolofpo…

"It is hard to shake the impression of a party struggling to shed the muscle memory of opposition" ✍️ On the eve of Labour's first 100 days, @anandMenon1 assesses the government's start and looks at what will matter going forward. ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-first-…

Just published, The Home Office, 1782-2007: From Prerogative To Prescript, edited by @MDKandiah @Kingspol_econ @KingsCollegeLon & Bob Morris @ConUnit_UCL

Watch on YouTube the 2nd & final day of conference: "The 2023 #Coronation: Future Implications. Contributors included the #Bangladeshi High Commission on relevance of #coronation to today's #Commonwealth. youtu.be/_aMtzi8ciDU?si…"