Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Prime minister Rishi Sunak at a Downing Street press conference to update on how he will proceed with his Rwanda plan.
Podcast

Has Sunak lost the plot?

The Times’ Geri Scott joins the podcast team to make sense of the latest chapter in the Conservative Party psychodrama.

Simon Clarke has called for Rishi Sunak to go. A former No.10 special adviser has said the Conservatives won’t win the election with Sunak at the helm. And an endless supply of new polling keeps painting an awkward picture for the PM’s prospects. So just how much trouble is Sunak in? The Times’ Geri Scott joins the podcast team to make sense of the latest chapter in the Conservative Party psychodrama.

Plus: Everything you need to know about the civil service. The IfG’s annual stocktake into the size, shape and performance of Whitehall is out this week.

Plus: Is the Treasury guilty of orthodox thinking? A new IfG report tests out the complaints of Liz Truss and her allies.

What we talked about in this episode

22 JAN 2024 Report

Whitehall Monitor 2024

Our annual, data-based assessment of the UK civil service, how it has changed and performed over the past year, and its priorities for the future.

19 JAN 2024 Report

Treasury ‘orthodoxy’

The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.

People featured in this episode

Topic
Public finances Civil service Parliament and the constitution
Keywords
General election Official opposition Shadow cabinet Civil servants Civil service reform Economy Tax
Political party
Conservative Labour
Position
Prime minister Leader of the opposition
Administration
Sunak government
Department
Number 10
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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