Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLeading from the centre: How can prime ministers better deliver long-term policy objectives?
Season 1 Episode 276
From David Cameron to Rishi Sunak, prime ministers have been frustrated by policy resource and political energy being spent on reactive decisions rat…
1 year, 10 months ago
How can the Conservative Party learn from its failures to deliver in government?
Season 1 Episode 275
After 14 years in power, the Conservative party suffered a historic defeat at the 2024 general election. With the party now in opposition and set to …
1 year, 10 months ago
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
Season 1 Episode 274
A combination of poor public service performance and tight funding for the foreseeable future means boosting productivity – which fell both during an…
1 year, 11 months ago
How would a Conservative government reduce demand for public services?
Season 1 Episode 273
Years of low but volatile capital spending have left public services across the country struggling with crumbling buildings and poor-quality IT and e…
1 year, 11 months ago
What is the Conservative vision for devolution across England?
Season 1 Episode 272
The Conservative government made substantial progress between 2019 and 2024 in devolving power to metro mayors in places including Greater Manchester…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can the Conservatives build on the last government's unsung industrial strategy?
Season 1 Episode 271
While the last Conservative government did not use the term ‘industrial strategy’, it nonetheless effectively operated one. Former chancellor Jeremy …
1 year, 11 months ago
After the pandemic: How can confidence in public procurement be restored?
Season 1 Episode 270
Procurement accounts for around a third of all government expenditure – but in recent years it has been hit by a number of negative headlines. Issues…
1 year, 11 months ago
AI in the public sector: How can government achieve the greatest impact?
Season 1 Episode 269
The government sees AI as an engine of innovation and productivity, including within government itself. But when faced with constrained public financ…
1 year, 11 months ago
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
Season 1 Episode 268
The Labour government has set ambitious public service objectives. But with poor performance across many services and limited scope to substantially …
1 year, 11 months ago
Prevention-led public services: Can the government make its rhetoric a reality?
Season 1 Episode 267
The Labour party has put prevention at the centre of its plans for public services, with the new government’s public spending audit signaling greater…
1 year, 11 months ago