Patrick Diamond is Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London. His research interests include British social policy and the welfare state, the comparative study of European social democracy, and conflict resolution in Northern Ireland. He is the author of several monographs including Endgame? The Future of the Centre-Left in Europe (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) and Forward March Halted? The British Labour Party in Opposition and Power 1979-2019 (Routledge, 2021). He is a former Senior Policy Adviser in UK Government and Chair of Policy Network.