Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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Podcast

Payday groans

The IfG podcast team are joined by Sam Coates, who this week has unveiled some eye-catching findings in his Westminster Accounts project.

How much money are MPs making on top of their day jobs? Who is topping up their earnings? And how much should they be paid? The IfG podcast team are joined by Sky’s deputy political editor Sam Coates, who this week has unveiled some eye-catching findings in his Westminster Accounts project.

From one pay dispute to another as strikes continue to hit public services across the country. Is the government any closer to reaching a settlement, and is anti-strike legislation really the right way to go about it?

Plus: Are we on the verge of a Brexit breakthrough – and what would that mean for the Northern Ireland protocol and the political stalemate at Stormont? 
 

What we talked about in this episode

28 FEB 2023 Explainer

The Windsor Framework

On 27 February, the UK and EU announced a new ‘Windsor Framework’ to make changes to the protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

People featured in this episode

Topic
Parliament and the constitution Public services
Keywords
Public sector NHS Northern Ireland protocol
Country (international)
European Union
Publisher
Institute for Government

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