@KevKeith

Passionate about building trust. Chair | @OpenGovUk External relations | @TrussellUK Gov @WHHNHS Trustee | @papercupLPL Writer | https://xitter.cf/t.co/34I9o7qfF7

 Liverpool / Manchester / North
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Joined March 2009
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We tend to judge democracies by the strength of their institutions. But we should judge them just as much by the strength of their citizens: their access to information, their freedom to organise & their belief that acting together can change things. lnkd.in/p/e-fdUb4N

#opengovernment #serbia | Kevin Keith

For years, power in Serbia had one face. The movement that has just defeated it has thousands. For more than a decade, Aleksandar Vučić dominated Serbian politics. On Sunday, he conceded defeat to a...

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@BBCNewsnightOct 20
“Has Aberfan - have you - seen justice?” “No” @vicderbyshire speaks to three survivors of the Aberfan disaster, 60 years on since it killed 144 people, including 116 children. #Newsnight

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Follow BBC Newsnight on Twitter. Like us on Facebook. Catch up on iPlayer https://bbc.in/2Ps915G

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'One of England's greatest performances!' Wayne Rooney LOVED that!

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😤 WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM ENGLAND! A nerve-shredding, tense, dramatic, chaotic game of football. Absolute shift from every player 👏 📻 bbc.co.uk/5live #BBCFootball #FIFAWorldCup
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Kevin Sinfield reacts to being awarded a knighthood 💛
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Deadline for submissions to UK Call for Evidence on Open Government is 5 PM today (May 25). More info 👇 opengovernment.org.uk/the-se… To submit 👇 gov.uk/government/calls-for-… #OpenGov

Shape the Next Open Government Plan: Submit Ideas by May 11th 2026

Shape the UK’s future open government plans by submitting your ideas before May 11, 2026. Contribute to transparency, accountability, and public participation initiatives.

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What a great guy! What a great garden! Pleasure to meet Rob Hardy who was buzzing after just hearing he won 🥇 at Chelsea Flower Show with his @trusselluk garden. The fight against hunger and food poverty has found a great new ambassador. And thanks @projgivingback for funding it
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Just extraordinary.
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A moment we thought we would never see 🤯 Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in race conditions.

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Watch the London Marathon on BBC iPlayer

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Too often, we have overstated the strength of authoritarianism and understated the strength of democracy. Thoughts on the Hungarian election result. linkedin.com/posts/kevkeith_…

#opengov #opengovernment | Kevin Keith

The Hungarian story we have told ourselves for a decade is only half the story. Too often, we have overstated the strength of authoritarianism and understated the strength of democracy. We have...

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just called to congratulate us on our victory.
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RT @BBCSport: MATT WESTON WINS GOLD IN THE SKELTON 🤩 TEAM GB WIN THEIR FIRST MEDAL OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS 🥇
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Pep Guardiola says we will "have a better society" if we embrace other cultures 🫶
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
Lizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnnJan 25
Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.
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Civil Society@CivilSocietyUKFeb 4
Kevin Keith (@KevKeith): Charities must claim their vital role in the UK’s open government drive civilsociety.co.uk/voices/ke…

Kevin Keith: Charities must claim their vital role in the UK’s open government drive

With the UK set to co-chair the Open Government Partnership later this year, Kevin Keith says this presents an opportunity for charities…

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MI6 Chief & Chief of Defence Staff gave major speeches this week with the same message: security needs society. More in this post on LinkedIn 👇 Between Peace and War: Ukraine, defence, and a 'Whole of Society' response linkedin.com/posts/kevkeith_…

#opengovernment #opengov #ukraine | Kevin Keith

Interesting that two of the UK’s leading security figures - the MI6 Chief and the Chief of the Defence Staff - both centred their speeches this week on the role of society. Blaise Metreweli, Chief of...

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“Ahmed was driven by his sentiment, conscience and humanity...” A Syrian-born Muslim running towards gunfire to protect Jewish families celebrating Hanukkah. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3w…

Bondi shooting hero's father says son 'saw the victims and acted'

Ahmed al Ahmed has undergone surgery after intervening in the attack which killed 15 people at an event to celebrate Hanukkah.

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Cameron spoke of a transparency revolution; Starmer's task is restoration, says Open Government Network chair Kevin Keith civilserviceworld.com/news/a…

The UK government is set to lead a global accountability initiative – here is why it matters

The transparency revolution has not just met resistance, it is in retreat

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The UK government is set to co-chair a global accountability initiative @opengovpart (OGP) from Oct 2026. Last time (2013) Cameron declared a 'transparency revolution.' @Keir_Starmer's task is a transparency restoration. Piece for @CSWnews 👇 #OpenGov civilserviceworld.com/news/a…

The UK government is set to lead a global accountability initiative – here is why it matters

The transparency revolution has not just met resistance, it is in retreat

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The case for open government has never been stronger. We welcome this opportunity to work with the government & partners across all four nations, to raise standards at home and abroad, bring more people into policy-making, and turn ambition into delivery. #OpenGov @opengovpart
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@CPJElmore25 Nov 2025
Proud 🇬🇧 has been elected as co-chair of @opengovpart for 2026 – 27, together with Laura Neuman of The Carter Center.    We will work with governments and civil society to safeguard democratic resilience and promote transparent, accountable, inclusive governance.
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'I couldn't get my mate Diogo Jota out of my head today' ❤️ Andy Robertson on what it means to qualify for the World Cup ⤵️ #BBCFootball
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