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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.

Recent Episodes
  • The Trump-Starmer trade deal: What’s the beef?
    May 9, 2025 – 40:34
  • Local elections: Ready for Reform?
    May 6, 2025 – 50:01
  • Are Starmer and Badenoch making plans for Nigel?
    Apr 25, 2025 – 51:31
  • Extra: What is the role of big suppliers in government procurement?
    Apr 15, 2025 – 51:55
  • Trump’s Tariff Turnaround
    Apr 11, 2025 – 40:06
  • Trump Declares War: Tariff Liberation Day
    Apr 4, 2025 – 40:51
  • Will Trump rip up Reeves’s rebalanced books?
    Mar 28, 2025 – 48:53
  • Will Rachel Reeves and Darren Jones’ sums add up?
    Mar 21, 2025 – 45:23
  • Keir Starmer rewires the state: An interview with the prime minister
    Mar 13, 2025 – 43:26
  • Will Ukraine be “Keir Starmer’s Falklands - or his Iraq”?
    Mar 7, 2025 – 38:27
  • Starmer and Trump: special relationship or odd couple?
    Feb 28, 2025 – 49:50
  • What is the UK’s place in Trump’s world?
    Feb 21, 2025 – 44:57
  • In conversation with John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence
    Feb 18, 2025 – 41:27
  • Starmer’s border crackdown, Trump’s Ukraine sellout
    Feb 14, 2025 – 39:05
  • Keir Starmer: Leader or HR Manager?
    Feb 7, 2025 – 46:58
  • Does Rachel Reeves have a runway to growth?
    Jan 31, 2025 – 37:12
  • The Southport attacks: Has terrorism changed?
    Jan 24, 2025 – 50:10
  • Government 2025 at The IfG: Darren Jones Keynote Speech
    Jan 22, 2025 – 47:34
  • Rachel Reeves takes a gilt trip
    Jan 17, 2025 – 47:10
  • Happy New Year, Keir?
    Jan 10, 2025 – 43:33
  • 2024 in Review: The Start of the Keir Show
    Dec 30, 2024 – 53:54
  • Christmas Special: IfG Book Club
    Dec 27, 2024 – 40:44
  • Power to the people
    Dec 20, 2024 – 41:32
  • Appetite for Disruption
    Dec 12, 2024 – 42:34
  • The Plans they are A-Changing
    Dec 6, 2024 – 44:25
  • The new cabinet secretary: Can Sir Chris Wormald rewire the British state?
    Dec 3, 2024 – 51:12
  • Cabi-not yet Secretary
    Nov 29, 2024 – 42:55
  • Starmer’s Farmer Drama
    Nov 21, 2024 – 43:42
  • Donald Trump's Team Calls
    Nov 15, 2024 – 38:25
  • In Conversation with Michael Gove
    Nov 13, 2024 – 48:11
  • Is the world ready for Donald Trump?
    Nov 8, 2024 – 43:51
  • Rachel Reeves' Halloween budget: trick or treat?
    Nov 1, 2024 – 40:32
  • What did Rachel Reeves’ budget reveal about the government’s priorities?
    Oct 30, 2024 – 45:48
  • Donald Trump and the politics of interfere
    Oct 25, 2024 – 42:54
  • Saturday Night's Alright for Investing
    Oct 18, 2024 – 47:15
  • Gray goes out of fashion
    Oct 11, 2024 – 38:46
  • After Sue Gray: How can Keir Starmer reset No.10?
    Oct 9, 2024 – 58:54
  • Why was the Conservative Party Conference so upbeat?
    Oct 4, 2024 – 42:20
  • Live from the Labour Party Conference!
    Sep 24, 2024 – 39:28
  • KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER
    Sep 20, 2024 – 38:20
  • Extra: What can be done to improve government procurement?
    Sep 19, 2024 – 46:48
  • Winter Fuel of Discontent
    Sep 13, 2024 – 46:00
  • Decades of failure by central government
    Sep 6, 2024 – 37:12
  • Starmer looks back in anger
    Aug 30, 2024 – 45:15
  • Appointments of contention
    Aug 22, 2024 – 48:45
  • Does Sam Freedman have a plan to fix the failed state?
    Aug 15, 2024 – 36:14
  • The politics of the Olympic Games
    Aug 8, 2024 – 44:08
  • SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep.4: Moving On
    Aug 5, 2024 – 25:47
  • The Chancellor’s statement of intent
    Aug 2, 2024 – 55:10
  • SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a special adviser? – Ep3: Beyond the department
    Jul 29, 2024 – 34:22
Recent Reviews
  • kevingan52
    Really smart!
    Some of the more lively, well-informed, and engaging talk on politics I’ve heard—mostly British, of course, but with broad implications everywhere: influence peddling and conflicts of interest, nations splitting apart...listen up, Americans!
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