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SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep1: Into government
Season 1 Episode 298
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
Keir and Prison Danger
Season 1 Episode 297
The New Statesman’s Freddie Hayward joins the Inside Briefing team to reflect on Keir Starmer’s busy first week as prime minister, with the PM appoin…
1 year, 9 months ago
LIVE: The day after the 2024 general election
Season 1 Episode 296
We hosted a special livestreamed recording of the Institute for Government podcast, as a team of IfG experts – bleary eyed but full of coffee – gathe…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sunak’s election gamble: will Starmer hit the jackpot?
Season 1 Episode 295
We’re into the general election final countdown and all the polls point to a big Labour win for Keir Starmer. So does Rishi Sunak have any aces up hi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Election 2024: Poll positions
Season 1 Episode 294
There are less than two weeks to go until the general election and the polls are showing no signs of shifting. But what do they really tell us about …
1 year, 10 months ago
Election 2024: This Charming Manifesto?
Season 1 Episode 293
Manifesto week of the general election campaign has seen lots of promises, plenty of policies and even more polling – but whose plans for government …
1 year, 10 months ago
Question Time Special: What does the election mean for civil servants?
Season 1 Episode 292
We were swamped with loads of fantastic questions at our recent IfG webinar and didn’t have time to get to all of them – so, by special request, Jill…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sunak vs. Starmer: Tax Attacks
Season 1 Episode 291
The IfG rebuttal unit kicked into gear this week after our very own Nick Davies found himself dragged into the Conservative party’s tax attack on Lab…
1 year, 11 months ago
Rishi Sunak’s Titanic challenge
Season 1 Episode 290
Was Rishi Sunak’s rain-soaked speech on the steps of No10 really only a week ago? We’ve had policy announcements, MPs stepping down, a spectacular fa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Extra: General Election question time special
Season 1 Episode 289
Rishi Sunak has braved the weather and called a general election. So, what happens now? The IfG has been bombarded with questions about what this all…
1 year, 11 months ago