This new PhD opportunity will based at the Centre & supervised by our Directors, Christel Koop & Andrew Blick. – at London, England
🎓 PhD opportunity 🎓
The Department of Political Economy is looking for a PhD researcher in public policy research to work on a 3.5-year funded project in collaboration with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. Starts October 2025.
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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. – at London, England
We thank the panel and those from the floor who asked insightful questions! #Questions #Discussion #Panel #Speakers – at London, England
Simon James @Kingspol_econ @KingsCollegeLon comments on the issues raised by @davidtorrance's attempt to uncover the UK constitution 🤔🇬🇧 #Politics #Constitution #UK #Law #Government – at London, England
Elin Weston @KingsCollegeLon comments that codifation of the constitution is important because its sources remain unclear & lack of clarity of the location of power – at London, England
Carmen Pavel @Kingspol_econ asks what is the point of a constitution? Is it an expression of values? How can it change? – at London, England
Speaking at our event on "Identifying the UK's Constitution", @davidtorrance sets out to map & categorise the UK's #Constitution – at London, England
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… – at London, England
.@DrAdrianBlau I recall your excellent advice about good powerpoint presentation. 💡 #PowerpointGuru #PresentationSkills – at London, England
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Some conclusions Christopher Hood & colleagues have come to regarding accountability & Starmer government's budget 🤔 #accountability #budget #UKpolitics – at London, England
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 – at London, England
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 – at London, England
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. – at London, England
Sir Robert Chote explained how the Office of Budgetary Responsibility works to ensure accountability at our event examining the recent UK Budget – at London, England
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 – at London, England
KCL-BritPol&Gov retweeted
"...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-trum…
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/.../schoolo… – at London, England
KCL-BritPol&Gov retweeted
"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 – at London, England
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=cxey…"


















