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EXTRA: Rutnam vs Patel lays Civil Service/Govt turmoil bare
Season 1 Episode 23
The seismic, very public resignation of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam has blown the state of relations between t…
6 years, 2 months ago
Breaking Spad: is something rotten in the state of Johnson?
Season 1 Episode 22
This week on the podcast that dispels the mysteries of government: Backroom squabbles, bullying and powergrabs — is the Johnson administration alread…
6 years, 2 months ago
“The Department of No”: Inside the Number Ten-Treasury rivalry
Season 1 Episode 21
This week on the podcast that ventures into the engine room of government, the Treasury vs Number Ten. War without end or grudging partnership of equ…
6 years, 2 months ago
Reading the runes of Reshuffle Day with Gavin Barwell
Season 1 Episode 20
When Sajid Javid quit as Chancellor it served up an unexpected vintage Reshuffle Day. But do big ministerial resignations really come as a surprise t…
6 years, 2 months ago
BONUS: Gina Miller – “Parliamentary sovereignty is much more important than Brexit”
Season 1 Episode 19
An extended version of our interview with high-profile Remainer turned constitution campaigner GINA MILLER. She explains how she’s staying in the con…
6 years, 3 months ago
Getting Away With It? How to scrutinise an all-powerful Government
Season 1 Episode 18
Where has all the scrutiny gone, long time passing…? As the Government wields its apparently unassailable majority, who will be the thorn on the Gove…
6 years, 3 months ago
BONUS: Gisela Stuart – “I didn’t realise how deep the grievance of Remain voters was.”
Season 1 Episode 17
In an extended version of her interview on this week’s podcast, leading light of Leave GISELA STUART tells Cath Haddon what it was really like inside…
6 years, 3 months ago
Home and Huawei: Will Boris pass his first post-Brexit test?
Season 1 Episode 16
As Britain finally leaves the EU, the vastness of the Brexit task ahead becomes clearer. Special guest PETER FOSTER, Europe Editor of the Telegraph (…
6 years, 3 months ago
What works in Whitehall – and what doesn’t?
Season 1 Episode 15
Blood runs cold in Westminster as the IfG hands down its annual judgment on government efficiency, the Whitehall Monitor. Who gets an A-Star, who has…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Leverage Report
Season 1 Episode 14
Who’s really got the whip hand during Britain’s post-Brexit negotiations with the EU? Special guest RACHEL SYLVESTER of The Times joins us to look at…
6 years, 3 months ago