Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Happy New Year, Keir?
Theo Bertram, a former adviser to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown joins the pod team to give his verdict on Keir Starmer's tricky start to 2025.
Christmas special: IfG Book Club
A cast of your IfG favourites share their top tips on non-fiction, fiction, biographies, thrillers, science fiction and more.
Power to the people
Former Conservative special adviser Salma Shah joins the podcast team to assess the government's English devolution white paper.
2024 in review: The start of the Keir show
The podcast team gather in the IfG studio to look back on extraordinary 12 months for politics and government.
Appetite for disruption
Jess Studdert, director of New Local, joins us to ask whether Pat McFadden's plan for the civil service is fresh thinking.
The Plans they are A-Changing
Peter Hyman, a former adviser to Keir Starmer – when he was a key player in designing Labour’s missions – helps make sense of the Plan for Change.
Cabi-not yet secretary
The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to speculate about who might get the cabinet secretary job – and what they need to do.
Starmer’s farmer drama
Tim Ross and Rachel Wearmouth join the podcast team to discuss how Labour returned to power – and how Starmer and his team are now faring.
Donald Trump's team calls
Kim Darroch, the UK's former ambassador to the US, joins us to make sense of what could be some jaw-dropping appointments to Trump's administration.
Is the world ready for Donald Trump?
Scarlett Maguire of JL Partners, the pollsters that called the numbers right, and Michael Martins, a former US Embassy adviser, join the podcast team.