Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStriking images: What caused the NHS crisis and can it be fixed?
Season 1 Episode 222
From unsolved pay disputes to record backlogs, abandoned social care reforms and now accusations of sexual harassment of female surgeons, finding a g…
3 years ago
Dover Queues and Brexit Truths?
Season 1 Episode 221
Delays at the Dover border mean holidaymakers are getting hot under the collar – while the heat is on the government to fix the problem. The FT's Pet…
3 years, 1 month ago
EXTRA - The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on
Season 1 Episode 220
The 10 April marks 25 years since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was signed, paving the way for peace in Northern Ireland and the restoration of d…
3 years, 1 month ago
Someone Like Yousaf
Season 1 Episode 218
Humza Yousaf is Scotland’s new first minister – but following the Nicola Sturgeon era is no easy task. The Sunday Mail’s Hannah Rodger joins the podc…
3 years, 1 month ago
EXTRA - The Emily Maitlis interview
Season 1 Episode 219
Leaving the BBC has given Emily Maitlis the freedom to say what she really thinks, and the co-host of The News Agents podcast doesn’t hold back in th…
3 years, 1 month ago
EXTRA - Iraq War 20th Anniversary: The Robin Butler Interview
Season 1 Episode 217
The decision to go to war in Iraq – 20 years ago this week - remains both the most controversial and consequential American and British foreign polic…
3 years, 1 month ago
Boris Johnson's Partygate Hangover Returns
Season 1 Episode 216
The Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar, who led the way in the reporting of partygate, joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Boris Johnson’s P…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Morning After The Budget Before
Season 1 Episode 215
Jeremy Hunt hands a pensions tax break to the better off and free childcare to families. There’s £9bn of allowances to business – but little mention …
3 years, 1 month ago
Will the government’s “stop the boats” plan work?
Season 1 Episode 214
The Illegal Migration Bill is the latest government attempt to deter asylum seekers from making their way to the UK by irregular routes. But has Rish…
3 years, 1 month ago
Stop boats, get votes?
Season 1 Episode 213
Channel 4’s political editor Gary Gibbon joins the IfG podcast team to examine whether the government’s controversial new asylum bill will actually w…
3 years, 1 month ago