Best Grays Of Westminster Podcasts (2024)

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Is the world ready for Donald Trump? 43:51

1h ago43:51

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Buckle up everyone. Donald Trump has won the US presidential election and will return to the White House after an extraordinary campaign featuring criminal convictions, assassination attempts, shocking language, and so much more. So what does this tell us about the US? What does it mean for the UK? And how might the world change in the years to com…

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Nikon Z50II is here, how is the spec? State of DX, Z 28-135mm f/4 Lens discussion - Nikon Report 150 23:23

1h ago23:23

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Konstantin & Becky bring to you the latest Nikon news and photography related announcements.Pre-order your Nikon Z50II at Grays and get free MH-32 charger & 128GB SD memory card: Nikon Z50II Body only:https://shop.graysofwestminster.co.uk/product/nikon-z-50-ii-body/Nikon Z50II + 16-50mm Lens kit:https://shop.graysofwestminster.co.uk/product/nikon-z…

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Rachel Reeves' Halloween budget: trick or treat? 40:32

35m ago40:32

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Budget day is over and Halloween is here - and Rachel Reeves certainly came up with some pretty scary numbers. Stewart Wood, a former adviser to Gordon Brown at the Treasury and No10, joins the podcast team to make sense of the chancellor’s statement. Will her plans - this is one of the biggest tax raising budgets in modern history - come back to h…

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What did Rachel Reeves’ budget reveal about the government’s priorities? 45:48

3h ago45:48

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Rachel Reeves’ first budget might well be one of the most consequential in years – and is the biggest tax-rising budget in over 30 decades. Spending is up too. As is borrowing. So what does this all mean for the economy, for the government, and for people’s pockets? The IfG expert team gathered just a few hours after the chancellor’s statement to M…

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Donald Trump and the politics of interfere 42:54

5d ago42:54

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If there’s one thing we’ve learned about US politics in recent years, it’s this: don’t fall out with Donald Trump. So how have Keir Starmer and the Labour government ended up being dragged into a big row with the former - and maybe future - president? Foreign policy expert Sophia Gaston joins the podcast team to make sense of an unexpected twist in…

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Saturday Night's Alright for Investing 47:15

14d ago47:15

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This week was all about the launch of Invest 2035. Invest what? The Guardian's City Editor Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to get behind the scenes for the big government day - complete with an exclusive Elton John concert - at the Guildhall. The glitz and the glamour was designed to provide some soothing mood music ahead of the Budget - now fast…

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Gray goes out of fashion 38:46

22d ago38:46

38:46

Chiefs of staff aren’t meant to become the story. But Sue Gray most definitely did - until she wasn’t. So what does Keir Starmer’s No10 reset mean for how he wants to govern – and what should Labour be doing to turn around those plummeting poll rates? More in Common’s Luke Tryl joins the podcast team to explore the Downing Street job moves and exam…

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After Sue Gray: How can Keir Starmer reset No.10? 58:54

29d ago58:54

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Reports of dysfunction and unhappiness at the centre of government have led to Sue Gray’s departure as the prime minister’s chief of staff. In an effort to reset his top team, Keir Starmer has replaced Gray with Morgan McSweeney, and has also made a number of other key appointments to his No.10 operation. So what does this restructuring tell us abo…

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Why was the Conservative Party Conference so upbeat? 42:20

1M ago42:20

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Not even the torrential rain seemed to dampen the high spirits of the Conservative party conference. So what's going on? Scarlett Maguire of JL Partners joins the pod team to explore what happened in Birmingham and which of the party’s would-be leaders emerged as the front runner. With the attention of the lobby elsewhere, the government no doubt b…

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Live from the Labour Party Conference! 39:28

1M ago39:28

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The IfG team is up in Liverpool for Labour's first party conference since winning the general election - and the party's first in government since 2009. So, what's the mood? Has Keir Starmer managed to shift the narrative away from freebies and falling-outs? Does the annual party get together tell us anything about how government is working? And wh…

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KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER 38:20

2M ago38:20

38:20

Does it matter if the prime minister accepts a free gift? Lots of free gifts. The House Magazine’s Sienna Rodgers joins the Inside Briefing team to explore a question that, unfortunately for Keir Starmer, is not going away. It has also emerged that Sue Gray, the PM’s chief staff, is paid more than the country’s most senior politician - and a lot, l…

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Extra: What can be done to improve government procurement? 46:48

2M ago46:48

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The Post Office and PPE VIP-lane scandals have put government procurement in the headlines – and not in a good way. But with the government spending almost £400bn a year on goods, works and services from businesses and charities, what can be done to stop things going wrong? Well, the Labour government has an opportunity – and a big one – to do thin…

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Winter Fuel of Discontent 46:00

2M ago46:00

46:00

Is this the week that things started to get a little difficult for the new government? Prisoners have been released early - something which is never going to guarantee good headlines - and the row about the decision to cut winter fuel payments is not going away. So are the attacks deserved? Will the government manage to fend them off - or at least …

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Decades of failure by central government 37:12

2M ago37:12

37:12

The usual cut and thrust of politics took a backseat this as the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report blamed “decades of failure by central government” and the “systematic dishonesty” of multimillion-dollar companies for a fire which killed 72 people. Sam Coates of Sky News joins the podcast team to discuss the inquiry’s findings – and what happens next…

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Starmer looks back in anger 45:15

3M ago45:15

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The prime minister followed Tuesday’s Oasis-fuelled Cool Britannia nostalgia with a rather gloomier vision of Britain in 2024 – with a speech that heaped blame on the last government for the tough choices to come. So will things only get worse? The Guardian’s Jess Elgot joins the podcast team to respond to Keir Starmer’s speech – and look ahead to …

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Appointments of contention 48:45

3M ago48:45

48:45

What is the difference between a spad and pad? How should people be fast-tracked into big government jobs? And is Labour going about this process the right way – or committing a series of unforced errors? With the new government on the defensive after a string of eyebrow-raising appointments to civil service roles, ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joi…

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Does Sam Freedman have a plan to fix the failed state? 36:14

3M ago36:14

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As the IfG knows all too well, government sometimes – perhaps often – doesn’t seem to work. So who or what is to blame? Sam Freedman, IfG senior fellow and author of Failed State: Why nothing works and how to fix it, joins Hannah White for a fascinating discussion about what has gone wrong – and how to make it right. From a stuttering civil service…

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The politics of the Olympic Games 44:08

3M ago44:08

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The Olympic Games is all about sport – but it is unavoidably also all about the politics. So two days after the opening ceremony, the IfG team assembled its crack team of sporting fanatics to discuss the links between power and the Olympic Games. From claiming credit to trying to duck the blame, prime ministers, presidents and mayors are as involve…

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SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep.4: Moving On 25:47

3M ago25:47

25:47

Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in the department, shaping policy agendas and managing the media. As a new government gets up and running and scores of new SpAds get to grips with their roles, this four part series lifts the lid on what S…

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The Chancellor’s statement of intent 55:10

3M ago55:10

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Rachel Reeves has revealed a “£22bn black hole” in the public finances. So do the chancellor’s sums add up and what is her plan for balancing the books? Sonia Khan, a former Treasury special adviser, joins the IfG podcast team to discuss the changing of the ministerial guard at the Treasury and the politics of spending reviews. Talking of spending …

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SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep3: Beyond the department 34:22

4M ago34:22

34:22

Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in the department, shaping policy agendas and managing the media. As a new government gets up and running and scores of new SpAds get to grips with their roles, this four part series lifts the lid on what S…

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The Trump vs Harris Showdown 48:21

4M ago48:21

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There’s only one story in town – actually, there’s only one story on the planet. And that’s Joe Biden’s decision to pull out of the presidential race – and vice president Kamala Harris’ coronation as the new Democrat candidate to face Donald Trump in November. Mark Landler of the New York Times is back on the podcast to reflect on an absolutely mom…

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SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep2: Relationships 35:27

4M ago35:27

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Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in the department, shaping policy agendas and managing the media.As a new government gets up and running and scores of new SpAds get to grips with their roles, this four part series lifts the lid on what Sp…

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Britain with the brakes off, America at the abyss 39:02

4M ago39:02

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The pace of British politics isn’t slowing down. A big international summit for Keir Starmer. Devastating Covid inquiry headlines. And a King’s Speech full of bills. But all this is nothing compared to the US. President Biden – now isolating with Covid – is under pressure to withdraw from the 2024 race, and his rival Donald Trump survived, by milli…

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SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep1: Into government 44:59

4M ago44:59

44:59

Special Advisers are some of the most important yet misunderstood figures in government. They play vital roles – as the voice of their minister in the department, shaping policy agendas and managing the media. As a new government gets up and running and scores of new SpAds get to grips with their roles, this special four-part series from the Instit…

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Keir and Prison Danger 44:21

4M ago44:21

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The New Statesman’s Freddie Hayward joins the Inside Briefing team to reflect on Keir Starmer’s busy first week as prime minister, with the PM appointing new ministers, the government firing off press releases and policy announcements, and Rachel Reeves making her first big speech as chancellor. But Starmer is also facing his first difficult decisi…

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LIVE: The day after the 2024 general election 37:33

4M ago37:33

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We hosted a special livestreamed recording of the Institute for Government podcast, as a team of IfG experts – bleary eyed but full of coffee – gathered in the podcast studio to make sense of a momentous night in British politics. What does the general election result mean for how the UK will be governed? What decisions and duties await the prime m…

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Sunak’s election gamble: will Starmer hit the jackpot? 43:20

5M ago43:20

43:20

We’re into the general election final countdown and all the polls point to a big Labour win for Keir Starmer. So does Rishi Sunak have any aces up his sleeve or has the general election gambling scandal confirmed many Conservatives’ fears that that their leader is a busted flush? The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast to look back on the camp…

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Election 2024: Poll positions 47:36

5M ago47:36

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There are less than two weeks to go until the general election and the polls are showing no signs of shifting. But what do they really tell us about what voters are thinking about Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer? Which Labour or Conservative policies and promises are cutting through? What are the polls to look out for? Deltapoll’s Joe Twyman joins the…

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Election 2024: This Charming Manifesto? 37:01

5M ago37:01

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Manifesto week of the general election campaign has seen lots of promises, plenty of policies and even more polling – but whose plans for government actually add up? Kitty Donaldson, chief political commentator of the i paper, is this week’s podcast guest as Inside Briefing weighs up what we learned from the manifesto launches – and what they mean …

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Question Time Special: What does the election mean for civil servants? 51:19

5M ago51:19

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We were swamped with loads of fantastic questions at our recent IfG webinar and didn’t have time to get to all of them – so, by special request, Jill Rutter, Cath Haddon and Alex Thomas have reunited in the IfG podcast studio to record this special Question Time episode of Inside Briefing. So as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hit the general election…

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Sunak vs. Starmer: Tax Attacks 35:32

5M ago35:32

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The IfG rebuttal unit kicked into gear this week after our very own Nick Davies found himself dragged into the Conservative party’s tax attack on Labour. So where did that number really come from – and what can Labour do about it? Full Fact’s Chris Morris joins the IfG podcast to look back on a very noisy TV debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Star…

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Rishi Sunak’s Titanic challenge 38:28

6M ago38:28

38:28

Was Rishi Sunak’s rain-soaked speech on the steps of No10 really only a week ago? We’ve had policy announcements, MPs stepping down, a spectacular fall from a paddle board, more MPs stepping down, Keir Starmer colliding with the Labour left, Rishi Sunak clashing with some of his ministers, Nigel Farage deciding not to stand for parliament - again. …

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Extra: General Election question time special 13:25

6M ago13:25

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Rishi Sunak has braved the weather and called a general election. So, what happens now? The IfG has been bombarded with questions about what this all means for government, for parliament, for the civil service, for legislation, for candidates, for conferences, and more. And these really are the type of questions that get the IfG’s collective pulse …

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Rishi Sunak’s General Election gamble 35:45

6M ago35:45

35:45

The wait is over! The election has been called! The countdown to July the 4th starts now. After months of speculation, and a frenzied day of drama in Westminster, the IfG podcast team are joined by Sam Freedman to make sense of Rishi Sunak’s decision and explore what happens next. Things could hardly have got wetter as the prime minister gave his p…

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Starmer steps on Sunak’s toes 35:22

6M ago35:22

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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer delivered their election pitches to the public this week – the PM with a focus on security and the Labour leader with six broader commitments from tackling NHS waiting lists to small boats. In parliament, the week started with a sobering report on the trauma that too many women face while giving birth. And on Monday eve…

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Nikon Z6III rumours are heating up!🔥 Nikon bought RED for HOW MUCH?! - Nikon Report 149 25:06

6M ago25:06

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Please support this show buy subscribing / following and writing a review if you can. It greatly helps us to reach more photography enthusiasts like you! Konstantin & Becky bring to you the latest Nikon news and photography related announcements. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Nikon Summer Savings Promo UK 1:37 Z6III News 2:58 Z6III & Z7III found on Nikon service…

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Dover and done with 38:15

6M ago38:15

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The defection of Dover MP Natalie Elphicke shocked both the Conservatives and, it seems, most of the Labour Party. The FT’s Lucy Fisher joined the podcast team to weigh up another a big twist in the Westminster soap opera. Meanwhile a massive government data breach has sent Whitehall into a panic. But how big is the problem, who is responsible and …

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Nikon buys RED. What's Next? Industry Thoughts. An Interview with Cinematographer Christopher Malcolm - The Nikon Report Extra 44:34

6M ago44:34

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During his time in Los Angeles Kon had a very interesting chat with cinematographer Christopher Malcolm about recent Nikon acquisition of RED. Christopher who works in Hollywood and uses RED cameras as well as other cameras such as ARRI on his shoots. As an avid Nikon shooter he is happy to share some industry insights on what to expect from Nikon …

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Local Elections 2024: Swings and roundabouts 40:16

6M ago40:16

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The Conservatives take a pounding in the local elections and Labour are taking councils in former Brexit heartlands. But there’s a crumb of Tory comfort in Ben Houchen’s victory in the Tees Valley mayoral election – and Labour fail to take key target Harlow. As results continue to roll in, what do the last votes before the General Election mean for…

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The rules of Rishi’s flight club 40:52

7M ago40:52

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Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Act is finally on the statute book, and the prime minister has promised that – “no ifs, no buts” – flights will be taking off by the summer. So how much of a triumph is his for Sunak – and what legal challenges could still derail his asylum plan? Political journalist Zoe Grunewald joins the podcast team to weigh up an …

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Nikon x RED news, Z8 firmware update, Z 28-400mm lens shipping & more - Nikon Report 148 29:44

7M ago29:44

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Please support this show buy subscribing / following and writing a review if you can. It greatly helps us to reach more photography enthusiasts like you! Konstantin & Becky bring to you the latest Nikon news and photography related announcements. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Z 28-400mm is shipping worldwide 3:12 Z8 and other Firmware updates 6:25 Z8 & ZF were b…

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Trust in government up in smoke? 42:01

7M ago42:01

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Liz Truss is back, with her new book providing journalists with all sorts of extraordinary insights into her retrospective arguments about why her premiership collapsed. But what legacy has Truss left the Conservatives in the polls and what does this tell us about how voters view the party? Polling expert Will Jennings joins the podcast team to tak…

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Foreign Office Politics 38:45

7M ago38:45

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Is the Foreign Office still a department built to deliver the UK’s global priorities in the 21st century or is it out of date in the way it looks and works? Is David Cameron’s comeback as foreign secretary turning out to be a surprise success and what has it meant for the UK’s diplomatic clout? And just how complicated is the civil job of servants …

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Nikon Z 28-400mm lens is here! New Z9, Z7II & Z6II firmware, Tamron Z 28-75mm lens announcement confusion - The Nikon Report 147 31:19

7M ago31:19

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Please support this show buy subscribing / following and writing a review if you can. It greatly helps us to reach more photography enthusiasts like you! Konstantin & Becky bring to you the latest Nikon news and photography related announcements. 0:00 Intro 0:35 Nikon Z 28-400mm lens announced 9:37 New Z9 firmware18:11 Z7II & Z6II firmware updates …

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Rishi Sunak and the Attack of the Cybermen 43:45

8M ago43:45

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Is China really launching cyberattacks on British politicians and institutions? If so, then how serious is the threat – and what can the government do about it? Ciaran Martin, the first chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, joins the podcast team to discuss. Two more ministers have quit the government – and announced that they will…

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The Prime Minister’s plot twists 37:34

8M ago37:34

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The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman joins the IfG podcast team to discuss Conservative party plots – and weigh up just how much trouble Rishi Sunak is in. Rachel Reeves has been making headlines with a major speech on the economy. So what did the shadow chancellor say, and does Labour have a plausible plan? Plus: Who wants to be a member of a men-only p…

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The Fix is In 5:38

8M ago5:38

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In a WhatsApp'd invitation from Anne Jenkin a party during lockdown was described as “joint birthday drinks“. It was both Virginia Crosbie’s 54th and Anne Jenkin’s 65th birthdays on December 8, 2020.* Why let a little thing like lockdown get in the way of having a party? Today we learn that the Standards Commissioner has "insufficient evidence" tha…

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Preparing for Power: Ep 6 – Into Government 47:22

8M ago47:22

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A general election is getting closer – and whoever forms the next government needs to be prepared. The campaign will dominate time and resources, but the job of being in government begins almost as soon as the votes have been counted. Preparing for Power, a special six-part series from the Institute for Government, takes you behind the scenes to fi…

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What’s wrong with the centre of government – and how can we fix it? 42:22

8M ago42:22

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A weak No.10 Downing Street compulsively micro-manages. The Cabinet Office is bloated and unwieldy. The Treasury dominates decision-making. And prime ministers often find that the levers of power aren’t working. So what is going wrong with the centre of government? What can be done to fix it? And, as a general election approaches, what difference w…

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