Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Rishi Sunak walking out the door of No.10 Downing Street. There is blue, red, white and Union Jack bunting outside the building for King Charles III coronation.
Podcast

Sunak's scorecard and minority reports

Author Tim Bale joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.

Does Rishi Sunak have a strategy for restoring the Conservatives' electoral prospects after the bruising local elections? Tim Bale, author of The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation, joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.

Meanwhile, Westminster is abuzz about the possibility of no party winning a majority at the next election, possible pacts and coalitions. But are people asking the right questions about what a hung parliament might mean for how government works?

Plus: Does devolving power from Westminster guarantee regional economic growth? A new IfG report reveals the answers, and its author Thomas Pope joins the podcast to explain what works – and what doesn't.

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Parliament and the constitution Devolution Public finances Policy making Brexit
Keywords
Local elections Local government Levelling up Regional economic growth Immigration Majority government Hung parliament Minority government General election Coalition government
Political party
Conservative
Position
Prime minister
Administration
Sunak government
Department
Number 10
Public figures
Rishi Sunak
Publisher
Institute for Government

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