Tonight, the Mile End Institute will be marking the launch of Michael Kenny’s new book on the UK Union at King's College London

Mike, Jon Cruddas and Prof Sarah Birch will discuss the history and future of Union and exploring the future of devolution. Do join us!
kcl.ac.uk/events/fractur…

On Thursday the Mile End Institute will be marking the launch of Stephen Brooke's new history of London in the 1980s at Queen Mary University of London

Stephen, Camilla Schofield & hilary wainwright will be exploring how radical politics confronted Margaret Thatcher's government. Do join us! qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/mei…

This is a wonderful Mile End Institute lecture from Yvette Cooper about the legacy of the late Labour leader John Smith which I was very sorry to miss bit.ly/3WHRuJQ John Smith still has so much to teach us David Ward

Really looking forward to this Mile End Institute event on 'Conservatism and the Climate Crisis'.

We'll be exploring the history of Conservative environmentalism, the party's record in government and the challenge of climate-scepticism. Sign up here!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/conservatism…

📅Next Thursday at 6pm!📅

We will be celebrating the launch of Stephen Brooke's new history of #London in the 1980s at Queen Mary University of London! Stephen, Camilla Schofield and hilary wainwright will be exploring how radical politics confronted Margaret Thatcher's government.

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'Marquand’s ambition to develop a ‘new-model, libertarian, decentralist social democracy’ in UK politics has remained so far unrealised' - this is good by Patrick Diamond on the late David Marquand renewal.org.uk/reflections-on…

Was delighted to write for the excellent Renewal on David Marquand's intellectual legacy and his uneasy relationship with the New Labour project

Am also delighted to be taking part in an event co-hosted by Mile End Institute where I had some great times and terrific colleagues. And thrilled to be joining the excellent Jon Cruddas and -- from KCL Department of Political Economy - Sarah Birch and Colin Jennings in talking about devo and the UK.

What is the future of the British Union?

Join Michael Kenny Sarah Birch & Jon Cruddas to discuss the future - & history - of the UK Union, what's happening in Scotland & the future of England's mayors.

Wednesday 15 May
18:00-19:30
King's College London

kcl.ac.uk/events/fractur…

Insightful article Andrew Marr on what Keir Starmer can learn from late The Labour Party leader John Smith. Timely reflections on lessons of his leadership. Looking forward to discussing his legacy tomorrow Mile End Institute with Yvette Cooper & others. magazine.newstatesman.com/2024/05/08/wha…

This blog written with Jack Shaw for Bennett Institute for Public Policy re-examines the evidence on the likely impact of local government reorganisation for local economies and local democracy

As the polls open for local elections across England today, Jack Shaw & Patrick Diamond ask should local authorities reorganise?

Their latest blog reviews the evidence.

bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/should-lo…

A very important piece of polling research by my colleague Farah Hussain for Mile End Institute on how to poll ethnic minority voters and the diversity of views about politics in the UK

Forensic analysis of the current state of the London mayoral race two days before the poll from my excellent School of Politics & IR at Queen Mary colleague Elizabeth Simon

“The strategic advantage that Labour has acquired in the era of Reeves and Starmer is the opportunity to cast aside past defensiveness”. @patrickdiamond1 on Rachel Reeves' Mais Lecture qmul.ac.uk/mei/news-and-o…

This by Patrick Diamond is dead on:

Labour's challenge is to find 'electorally salient and credible policies' that will 'confront the alarming concentration of wealth and asset ownership...which is increasingly undermining faith in liberal democracy.'

qmul.ac.uk/mei/news-and-o…

🖊️NEW #MEIBlog 🖊️

In his final blog as Mile End Institute Director, Patrick Diamond explores what #RachelReeves ' Mais Lecture tells us about how #Labour will forge a new political and economic settlement for the 2030s if it wins the next #GeneralElection ⬇️

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Patrick Diamond Apolitical Agree with your solution proposals about building a CoG that implements unique leadership capabilities and management routines. Furthermore, as you point out, the task of the CoG has become more challenging with the various geopolitical shocks and less confidence in democracy.

My latest piece co-authored with Jeremy Richardson on Britain's 'omnishambolic' policy style: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…