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This evening I'll be on Today in Parliament on BBC Radio 4 (11:30pm), discussing the latest crop of private members' bills - including the prospects for Kim Leadbeater MBE MP's assisted dying bill. Also available after as a podcast, for those who can't stay up that late.

Very useful piece by Daniel Gover on the precarious passage of private members' bills in the context of the Assisted Dying Bill

Excellent piece for Mile End Institute on regional economic policy and the steel industry by my The Productivity Institute colleagues Nathan Critch and Darcy Luke

1/ 📄 Editorial: Instability and Inequality in the British State Patrick Diamond & Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social) 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsa…

🖊️NEW #MEIBlog🖊️ With Rachel Reeves proposing to change the fiscal rules in the #Budget, @colm_m and Patrick Diamond make the case for revising the rules, raising direct taxation and a 'vigorous dialogue' with voters about future fiscal choices. 🔗qmul.ac.uk/mei/news-and-o…

We'll be joined by policymakers, industry representatives and expert speakers including Victor Adebowale, John Denham, Patrick Diamond, Sian Elliott, Louisa Mitchell MBE, Jonathan Slater, caroline slocock, Mark Adam Smith and more.

"2024 was more an exorcism than an election". As the Conservatives prepare to announce their new leader, here's a long-read from me on the crisis of Conservatism, the dilemmas that now confront it, and why the party urgently needs "An End to Fantasies". gladstonediaries.blogspot.com/2024/11/an-end…

May be of interest to Politics at Southampton Jon Wilson Ailsa Henderson steve richards Richard Wyn Jones Patrick Diamond Sarah Longlands English Labour Net. Michael Kenny Compass Mark Perryman Anthony Barnett Sam Freedman Arianna Giovannini Jack Sheldon Jack Shaw Jack Newman (On Bluesky: jacknewman.bsky.social)

This piece on English devolution by John Denham and Janice Morphet is excellent and highly recommended

📅Tuesday 12 November, 12pm📅 Join Tim Bale, @MercyMuroki, Dr Nigel Fletcher and Lee David Evans to mark #KemiBadenoch's election as #Conservative leader and explore what the makeup of the new Shadow Cabinet tells us about the dilemmas of Opposition. 🔗qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/mei…

My piece in the Observer today about how we need to properly listen to and understand Trump supporters if we are to move forward. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Rory Stewart Robert Peston robert shrimsley theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

So sad about death of John Prescott. Huge & colourful contributor to British public life, serving as Deputy PM 1997-2007 & in John Smith’s leadership team where I worked closely with him. His OMOV speech at 1993 conference decisive moment in The Labour Party history. RIP John.

Congratulations to the Mile End Institute’s very own @elizab_sim0n for winning the ‘Research Fellow Award’ at this year’s Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Awards! Lizzie was commended for leading our ‘Polling London’ project, her publications and for her media work during #GE2024. Congratulations, Lizzie!

The key dilemmas confronting Labour open.substack.com/pub/thepolitic… Blog for our @politicalquarterly.bsky.social article Patrick Diamond Sam Warner

The key dilemmas that confront the new Labour administration during its initial period in power. By Patrick Diamond David Richards and Sam Warner #UKpolitics #Labour buff.ly/49qsyLx

What additional powers will national government give London government? London Assembly members have been told that it isn't at all clear. City Hall proceedings reported by Charles Wright - onlondon.co.uk/government-dev…. Cllr. Keith Prince A.M. London Assembly Janice Morphet Patrick Diamond

Pleased this piece written with my The Productivity Institute colleagues - Nathan Critch, Patrick Diamond, Prof. Dave Richards, Sam Warner, & Andy Westwood - has been published in Renewal renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labo…

New Renewal piece from our The Productivity Institute project UoMPolitics UoM School of Social Sciences with Nathan Critch Patrick Diamond Darcy Luke Sam Warner and Andy Westwood renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labo…

🌹In the face of the many global challenges, #SocialDemocracy is struggling ✊In this ProgPost dossier, we showcase the historical opportunities we have, offer encouragement & stop defeatism Patrick Diamond & Ania Skrzypek, Dominic Afscharian, Ivana Bartoletti, Nicoletta Pirozzi 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇦