Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat’s wrong with the centre of government – and how can we fix it?
Season 1 Episode 278
A weak No.10 Downing Street compulsively micro-manages. The Cabinet Office is bloated and unwieldy. The Treasury dominates decision-making. And prime…
2 years, 1 month ago
The general election budget?
Season 1 Episode 277
Jeremy Hunt’s budget was a massive day in Westminster – and a big moment for the country. But what difference did it really make to the government’s …
2 years, 2 months ago
Preparing for Power: Ep 5 – Making Manifestos
Season 1 Episode 276
A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government needs to be prepared. The campaign will dominate time and resources, but…
2 years, 2 months ago
What do we really know about Keir Starmer?
Season 1 Episode 275
Tom Baldwin joins the Inside Briefing team on the day his long-awaited biography of Keir Starmer is published. So what does the book reveal about the…
2 years, 2 months ago
Preparing for Power: Ep 4 – The governing party
Season 1 Episode 274
A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government needs to be prepared. The campaign will dominate time and resources, but…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Hoyle Crisis
Season 1 Episode 273
Wednesday night’s debate on Gaza saw chaotic – and unedifying – scenes in Commons which brought parliament into disrepute. ConservativeHome’s Henry H…
2 years, 2 months ago
Preparing for Power: Ep 3 – The Opposition
Season 1 Episode 272
A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government will need to prepare for the possibility of power. Thecampaign will domi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Rishi Sunak’s double by-election trouble
Season 1 Episode 271
A double by-election battering for the government has made this a very bad week for Rishi Sunak. The loss of Kingswood and Wellingborough to Labour f…
2 years, 2 months ago
Preparing for Power – Ep.2: The Civil Service
Season 1 Episode 270
Whoever forms the next government will need to be prepared. The job begins almost as soon as the votes have been counted. Preparing for Power, a spec…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sunak gambles as Starmer u-turns
Season 1 Episode 269
The King’s health has dominated the news this week, but the prime minister has been making controversial headlines with his televised bet with Piers …
2 years, 3 months ago