Priorities for the new UK Government: Accountability in British Politics
Meet the speakersSir Rob Behrens was the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman between 2017 and 2024. Prior to this, he held roles including Complaints Commissioner at the Bar Standards Board, Se...
7 Des 20241h 21min
Decoding the 2024 US Election: What it means for America and the World
- Meet the speakers - Dr. James D. Boys is a Boston-based analyst focused on US political history. He was most recently a Visiting Research Scholar at the Center for Strategic Studies at Tufts Univers...
6 Nov 20241h 13min
Priorities for the new UK Government: Economic growth (and its limits)
Recorded 24 October 2024. A new government has been in power in Westminster since July. In our Policy & Practice mini-series, Priorities for the new UK Government, we will explore key issues on which ...
4 Nov 20241h 14min
The Security Council's Role in International Conflict: Why Small-State Diplomacy Matters
For our first Policy & Practice seminar of academic year 2024-2025 we were joined by ex-Ambassador Simona Leskovar. The ex-Ambassador talked about her own experience both in trying to get Slovenia ele...
24 Okt 20241h 14min
But What Can I Do? In Conversation With Alastair Campbell
Political Strategist, New European editor-at-large, mental health campaigner and co-host of the country’s Number 1 podcast, The Rest is Politics, Alastair Campbell came to UCL for a special opening ev...
24 Okt 20231h
How can we fix our democracy?
Our democratic system is not working as well as it should: on this, both the public and most experts agree. But what exactly are the problems? What are the pros and cons of the potential solutions? An...
23 Mai 20231h 7min
Ministers also have rights - balancing executive prerogatives and executive scrutiny
Debates over standards in public life have a long history. Their evolution is partly cyclical, reflecting reactions to extended periods of one party in office. But there is also long-term growth in a ...
4 Mai 20231h 16min
The Management Foundations of Good Government
Drawing on evidence from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, it shows that certain global best practices do exist, and that effective government institutions share a common set of foundational ma...
14 Apr 202354min
