Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStarmer looks back in anger
Season 1 Episode 308
The prime minister followed Tuesday’s Oasis-fuelled Cool Britannia nostalgia with a rather gloomier vision of Britain in 2024 – with a speech that he…
1 year, 8 months ago
Appointments of contention
Season 1 Episode 307
What is the difference between a spad and pad? How should people be fast-tracked into big government jobs? And is Labour going about this process the…
1 year, 8 months ago
Does Sam Freedman have a plan to fix the failed state?
Season 1 Episode 306
As the IfG knows all too well, government sometimes – perhaps often – doesn’t seem to work. So who or what is to blame? Sam Freedman, IfG senior fell…
1 year, 8 months ago
The politics of the Olympic Games
Season 1 Episode 305
The Olympic Games is all about sport – but it is unavoidably also all about the politics. So two days after the opening ceremony, the IfG team assemb…
1 year, 9 months ago
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep.4: Moving On
Season 1 Episode 304
Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in th…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Chancellor’s statement of intent
Season 1 Episode 303
Rachel Reeves has revealed a “£22bn black hole” in the public finances. So do the chancellor’s sums add up and what is her plan for balancing the boo…
1 year, 9 months ago
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep3: Beyond the department
Season 1 Episode 302
Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in th…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Trump vs Harris Showdown
Season 1 Episode 301
There’s only one story in town – actually, there’s only one story on the planet. And that’s Joe Biden’s decision to pull out of the presidential race…
1 year, 9 months ago
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep2: Relationships
Season 1 Episode 300
Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Britain with the brakes off, America at the abyss
Season 1 Episode 299
The pace of British politics isn’t slowing down. A big international summit for Keir Starmer. Devastating Covid inquiry headlines. And a King’s Speec…
1 year, 9 months ago