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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
201
Gray Matters
41 min
202
Belfast and the furious
43 min
203
Boris and the Giant Queen’s Speech
34 min
204
Election selection rejection
With guest Anoosh Chakelian of the New Statesman
30 min
205
A little local difficulty?
40 min
206
Partygate in the House
50 min
207
Paying the penalty?
36 min
208
Information, Misinformation, Disinformation
33 min
209
Another fine mess for No10?
38 min
210
Is Rishi fuelling discontent?
35 min
211
Spring Statement Special Edition
37 min
212
Russia's Money Talks
33 min
213
Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters
40 min
214
THE UKRAINE CRISIS HITS HOME
48 min
215
How can Putin’s Ukraine war end?
38 min
216
Putin’s War - Can Sanctions Work?
39 min
217
Playing Chicken With Kyiv
37 min
218
Director’s Annual Lecture 2022
With IfG Director Bronwen Maddox, plus New Statesman political editor Stephen Bush and former Justice Secretary Sir David Lidington
78 min
219
Send In The Not Complete Clowns
38 min
220
Sir John Major: In Democracy We Trust?
The former Prime Minister’s keynote speech on standards in British democracy
64 min
221
It’s a Shame About Gray
35 min
222
Ukraine on the Brink
37 min
223
Dog Fights and Defections
35 min
224
24 Hour Work Event People
36 min
225
It takes Inflation of Billions to Hold us back
47 min