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How do National Wealth Funds really work (and why do they sometimes go wrong)?
Top macroeconomist, finance expert, development specialist and sustainability adviser Sony Kapoor joins us to explain how National Wealth Funds work.
Winter fuel of discontent
The podcast team discuss Labour's early release scheme and the row about the decision to cut winter fuel payments.
Darzi’s NHS diagnosis is largely right – now the government needs to act
The Darzi report creates opportunity and risk for Keir Starmer and the government.
Rachel Reeves needs to learn lessons from her handling of the winter fuel allowance abolition
The chancellor did not construct a solid narrative for axing the winter fuel allowance.
The Hunt-Reeves row over asylum spending highlights the dangers of planning with fake numbers
Rachel Reeves should never sanction any kind of massaging of the figures by Treasury officials.
Overflowing prisons are just one aspect of deep dysfunction across our failing criminal justice system
Multiple vicious circles are causing spiralling performance declines in criminal justice.
Decades of failure by central government
Sam Coates of Sky News joins the podcast team to discuss the findings of the Grenfell inquiry, and what happens next.
The government should use the appointment of a new national security adviser to set a new strategy
Refreshing the UK's approach to national security would be a welcome and timely move.
What happens next in British politics?
The Expert Factor team return to the studio after summer recess to bring you a preview of what might happen next in British politics.
The IfG Ministers Database tells us a lot about the last six decades in UK politics
Explore our interactive guide to half a century of British governments.