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INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government

INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government


INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government

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219 episodes
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English
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Podcast

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These are tumultuous times in UK politics. Government is under strain, the civil service is under pressure, and ministers are grappling with the fallout of Covid, the impact of Brexit and an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis. So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? And as a general election draws ever nearer, what are the key political and policy dividing lines – and what do they mean for the way this country is run? 
Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on INSIDE BRIEFING, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcome special guests for a free-ranging conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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The rules of Rishi’s flight club

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Act is finally on the statute book, and the prime ministe...

40 minutes
Apr 26, 2024

Trust in government up in smoke?

Liz Truss is back, with her new book providing journalists with all sorts of extraordin...

42 minutes
Apr 19, 2024

Foreign Office Politics

Is the Foreign Office still a department built to deliver the UK’s global priorities in...

38 minutes
Apr 12, 2024

Rishi Sunak and the Attack of the Cybermen

Is China really launching cyberattacks on British politicians and institutions? If so, ...

43 minutes
Mar 29, 2024

The Prime Minister’s plot twists

The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman joins the IfG podcast team to discuss Conservative party...

37 minutes
Mar 22, 2024

Preparing for Power: Ep 6 – Into Government

A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government needs to b...

47 minutes
Mar 15, 2024

What’s wrong with the centre of government – and how can we fix it?

A weak No.10 Downing Street compulsively micro-manages. The Cabinet Office is bloated a...

42 minutes
Mar 14, 2024

The general election budget?

Jeremy Hunt’s budget was a massive day in Westminster – and a big moment for the countr...

40 minutes
Mar 07, 2024

Preparing for Power: Ep 5 – Making Manifestos

A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government needs to b...

27 minutes
Mar 05, 2024

What do we really know about Keir Starmer?

Tom Baldwin joins the Inside Briefing team on the day his long-awaited biography of Kei...

46 minutes
Mar 01, 2024