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Season 1 Episode 152
The Ukraine Crisis is still unresolved. What exactly does Putin want, is he determined to use force to achieve it – and can Britain do anything about…
4 years, 2 months ago
Director’s Annual Lecture 2022
Season 1 Episode 151
Bronwen Maddox gives the Institute for Government’s annual Director’s Lecture, followed by a response from New Statesman political editor Stephen Bus…
4 years, 2 months ago
Send In The Not Complete Clowns
Season 1 Episode 150
Will Boris Johnson’s panic reshuffle provide the hard reset he needs? Can reorganising the No.10 backroom dispel the shadows of the Gray Report and t…
4 years, 2 months ago
Sir John Major: In Democracy We Trust?
Season 1 Episode 149
The Institute for Government is delighted to welcome Sir John Major KG CH to give a keynote speech on the issue of trust and standards in British dem…
4 years, 2 months ago
It’s a Shame About Gray
Season 1 Episode 148
Sue Gray has finally published her report into Downing Street parties, and despite it being a diminished version, it was damning about the culture an…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ukraine on the Brink
Season 1 Episode 147
As tensions rise on the Ukrainian border, are we at risk of Europe’s first ground war since 1945? Sir Lawrence Freedman joins the panel to discuss th…
4 years, 3 months ago
Dog Fights and Defections
Season 1 Episode 146
A Red Wall MP has defected to Labour, and David David has publicly called for the PM to go. But we’re still waiting for Sue Gray’s report, and Boris …
4 years, 3 months ago
24 Hour Work Event People
Season 1 Episode 145
Boris Johnson makes an uncharacteristic apology to the House for No.10’s lockdown garden party – but is the PM reaching for a narrow legalistic self-…
4 years, 3 months ago
It takes Inflation of Billions to Hold us back
Season 1 Episode 144
As 2022 kicks off with rising inflation, soaring energy bills and taxes set to increase, what sort of state is Britain’s economy in - and how bad are…
4 years, 4 months ago
2021: Groundhog Year
Season 1 Episode 143
We look back on a tumultuous year in politics, from the Owen Paterson debacle to the endless Christmas party scandals, from the shame of Afghanistan …
4 years, 4 months ago