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The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities?

So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead?

Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a thought-provoking conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t.

Government
Politics
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KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER
38 min
52
Extra: What can be done to improve government p...
46 min
53
Winter Fuel of Discontent
46 min
54
Decades of failure by central government
37 min
55
Starmer looks back in anger
45 min
56
Appointments of contention
48 min
57
Does Sam Freedman have a plan to fix the failed...
36 min
58
The politics of the Olympic Games
44 min
59
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a specia...
25 min
60
The Chancellor’s statement of intent
55 min
61
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a specia...
34 min
62
The Trump vs Harris Showdown
48 min
63
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a specia...
35 min
64
Britain with the brakes off, America at the abyss
39 min
65
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a specia...
44 min
66
Keir and Prison Danger
44 min
67
LIVE: The day after the 2024 general election
37 min
68
Sunak’s election gamble: will Starmer hit the j...
43 min
69
Election 2024: Poll positions
47 min
70
Election 2024: This Charming Manifesto?
37 min
71
Question Time Special: What does the election m...
51 min
72
Sunak vs. Starmer: Tax Attacks
35 min
73
Rishi Sunak’s Titanic challenge
38 min
74
Extra: General Election question time special
13 min
75
Rishi Sunak’s General Election gamble
35 min