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Government ministers
This explainer sets out what are the different types of ministers, how they are appointed and what they do.
How strategic authorities can develop effective local economic plans
Local economic strategies can be powerful drivers of prosperity and growth.
Regulatory reform: systemic thinking, not tinkering
The government’s aspirations to streamline regulation cannot be achieved piecemeal.
Iran-Israel conflict: Will Trump (and Starmer) go to war?
The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe joins the podcast team to explore Keir Starmer’s attempts to influence Donald Trump.
Public inquiries
There are 21 ongoing or announced inquiries. But what exactly is a public inquiry?
Spending review 2025: welcome improvements to the process but no total "rewiring"
Rachel Reeves must continue to build on the changes she has introduced to the spending review process.
Reeves and Starmer should have been honest about their winter fuel allowance U-turn
The government's handling of the winter fuel allowance will damage trust.
Rachel Reeves’ spending review aims for a smaller, more efficient civil service
There are savings to be made across the civil service.
A strengthened standards system should be a key foundation of a rewired state
Labour has been slow to act on its opposition promises to strengthen the standards system.
The morning after the spending review before
Ipsos's Gideon Skinner joins the podcast team to weigh up what Rachel Reeves’ spending review told us about the government’s priorities.