Podcasts
Inside Briefing and The Expert Factor are the IfG’s podcast, hosted by our director Hannah White.
Inside Briefing
Each week Hannah, IfG experts and special guests give you the essential inside briefing on the latest events in government and British politics. Tune in to understand the decisions being made in the corridors of power and for all the IfG’s latest thinking on how government works – and how it can work better.
Our podcast is also available on Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Rephonic | Castbox | Pod Chaser and anywhere else you get your podcasts.
The Expert Factor Podcast
The podcast for people who haven’t had enough of experts. Each week the directors of three leading and respected think tanks – Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Hannah White of the Institute for Government, and Anand Menon of UK in a Changing Europe – get together to discuss, debate and explain the big questions and themes that will shape the upcoming General Election, and the political landscape for years to come.
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Explore all episodes of Inside Briefing
Preparing for Power – Episode 6: First days in government
Ed Balls, Jonathan Powell, Gus O'Donnell and Harriet Harman tell us what happens in the first days, weeks and months of a new government.
What is wrong with the centre of government?
The Expert Factor team take a deep dive into the heart of UK government – and explore why the centre doesn’t work, and how to fix it.
What's wrong with the centre of government – and how can we fix it?
Special guest Sally Morgan, Tony Blair’s former political secretary – joins us to take a deep dive into the heart of government.
Is politically divisive language getting worse?
Tim Bale joins Dr Hannah White and Paul Johnson for an Expert Factor deep dive into the increasingly fraught political landscape.
Preparing for Power – Episode 5: Making manifestos
Former civil servants who were asked to turn manifesto pledges into workable policy reveal the inside story of this key part of an election campaign.
What will be in Jeremy Hunt's spring budget 2024?
The Expert Factor team look ahead to a big day in the Westminster calendar and a hugely significant moment for the country.
What do we really know about Keir Starmer?
Tom Baldwin joins the Inside Briefing team to discuss what his new biography of the Labour leader tells us about the man who wants to be the next PM.
Preparing for Power – Episode 4: The governing party
Oliver Letwin, Harriet Harman, Gus O'Donnell and Nick Macpherson reveal how they approached the work of government during an election campaign.
The Hoyle crisis
ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast team to make sense of the Gaza debate and to weigh up how much trouble Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is in.
What does an era of global instability mean for the UK?
On the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The Expert Factor team examine what an era of global instability means for the UK.