Podcast Episodes
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Season 1 Episode 353
President Trump’s return to the White House has reshaped the world trade order – posing risks, but also offering opportunities, for the UK.
What ca…
11 months ago
Sir Nick Clegg in conversation: Big tech, AI and political conflict
Season 1 Episode 352
The former deputy prime minister, in his only fringe event at this year’s Liberal Democrat conference, spoke to IfG director Hannah White about Keir …
11 months, 1 week ago
Navigating a Contested Age: Chiefly Reflections of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
Season 1 Episode 351
With European nations now spending more on defence than America for the first time since the Second World War, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin explored how …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Delivering the government’s economic growth mission: What is the role of the industrial strategy?
The industrial strategy has emerged after a long gestation, with June’s white paper containing an exhaustive list of policy commitments intended to d…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
From protest to power: How can Reform's locally elected leaders govern effectively?
Season 1 Episode 350
At this year’s local elections, the Reform Party secured outright majorities in 10 local authorities and won two metro mayor contests.
As its local…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Freedom of Information Act at 25: What next for freedom of information?
The Freedom of Information (FoI) Act – which was passed 25 years ago and came into force five years later – created a legal right for citizens to req…
1 year ago
How will Keir Starmer’s No10 reset work?
The prime minister has made some big changes in No10. Darren Jones moves from the Treasury to take on the newly-created job of chief secretary to the…
1 year ago
IfG DevoLab #1: How devolution can address health inequalities
The IfG DevoLab is a new Institute for Government initiative dedicated to exploring the innovations enabled by devolution, learning from the results,…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spads under Starmer: How can Labour’s special advisers do the job well?
Special advisers are a vital part of the glue that helps make government work effectively, and since July 2024 more than 100 spads have been appointe…
1 year, 1 month ago
Inside Trump’s America: In conversation with Tim Ryan
What is driving Donald Trump’s America – and what lessons might the rise of the MAGA movement, and the Democrats’ defeat in the 2024 US presidential …
1 year, 1 month ago