Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStarmer’s border crackdown, Trump’s Ukraine sellout
Season 1 Episode 338
Valentine’s Day is upon us... but there doesn’t seem to be a great deal of love for Keir Starmer and his government right now. So what is the PM goin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Keir Starmer: Leader or HR Manager?
Season 1 Episode 337
Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor of the Sunday Times, joins the podcast team to discuss his new book Get In, which is being billed as the definitive…
1 year, 3 months ago
Does Rachel Reeves have a runway to growth?
Season 1 Episode 336
No more talk of blackholes. No more doom. No more gloom. So what is Rachel Reeves’ plan for economic growth all about? Times columnist Sebastian Payn…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Southport attacks: Has terrorism changed?
Season 1 Episode 335
The details of how Axel Rudakubana, the Southport killer, plotted his attack have forced the government into action. Ciaran Martin, the former CEO of…
1 year, 3 months ago
Government 2025 at The IfG: Darren Jones Keynote Speech
Season 1 Episode 334
In a speech at the IfG this week, Darren Jones MP, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, insisted that “we are long overdue a reckoning with governmen…
1 year, 3 months ago
Rachel Reeves takes a gilt trip
Season 1 Episode 333
It has been a tricky couple of days for the chancellor. But how much trouble is Rachel Reeves really in and how much attention should people be payin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Happy New Year, Keir?
Season 1 Episode 332
Tricky poll ratings, gloomy economic news, and Elon Musk's online onslaught have made for a tricky start to 2025 for Keir Starmer, but how much shoul…
1 year, 3 months ago
2024 in Review: The Start of the Keir Show
Season 1 Episode 331
It has been quite some year for British politics. Sure, there were no mass-ministerial resignations, rule-breaking No10 gatherings or economy-shaking…
1 year, 4 months ago
Christmas Special: IfG Book Club
Season 1 Episode 330
The IfG team has spent the year reading government reviews, white papers, select committee reports, consultations, manifestos plans for change… you g…
1 year, 4 months ago
Power to the people
Season 1 Episode 329
The devolution revolution is in full swing, with Angela Rayner setting out the government’s plans to give power away across England. Former Conservat…
1 year, 4 months ago