Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchExtending the Brexit transition?
Season 1 Episode 6
Can the UK and EU reach a deal by the current deadline of 31 December 2020 now that COVID-19 has set many governments’ plans into disarray? Lead nego…
6 years, 4 months ago
Shaking up the Mandarins? Civil Service reform and Corona
Season 1 Episode 5
Major reform for the Civil Service was one of the new government’s major priorities… and then the Coronavirus happened. What will bring about more ch…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Good, the SpAd and the ugly: Special advisers in government
Season 1 Episode 4
Special Advisers or SpAds play a key role in government, giving ministers political advice and working as all-purpose fixers. In the latest of the If…
6 years, 5 months ago
Inside the emergency CORONA BILL with Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General
Season 1 Episode 3
The emergency Corona Virus Bill contains the most sweeping executive powers we’ve ever seen in Britain – yet the situation is so dire that it has cro…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Johnson Government: The first hundred days
Season 1 Episode 2
Boris Johnson’s government has just passed the 100 day mark since the 2019 General Election, a traditional moment to assess how a new administration …
6 years, 5 months ago
Prime Minister and Chancellor: Decoding the titans at the top
Season 1 Episode 1
The Institute for Government’s renowned debates will take place online for the duration of the Corona Emergency. Our first podcast panel discusses th…
6 years, 5 months ago