Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Tony Blair (left) speaks with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Future of Britain Conference in central London.
Podcast

The Blair Necessities

IfG senior fellow Henry Hill joins the podcast team to explore Tony Blair's essay on Labour's future and Danny Kruger's blueprint for government.

With a promise to abolish the position of cabinet secretary and scrap the Cabinet Office, Reform UK’s Danny Kruger has launched his party’s plans for reforming the civil service. IfG senior fellow Henry Hill joins the podcast team to explore the Kruger blueprint for government.

Tony Blair has entered the Labour leadership race! Well, sort of. The former PM's 5,000 word essay sets out his vision for government. But is it a sensible plan for the current – or future – prime minister to follow?

Plus: Everyone is talking about Brexit again. Weeks away from the 10th anniversary of the referendum, we look at where things are with the reset and where they might go.

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Civil service Ministers Brexit
Keywords
Civil service reform Government reform Civil servants Leadership election Foreign affairs
Country (international)
European Union
Political party
Reform UK Labour
Position
Prime minister
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Number 10 Cabinet Office
Public figures
Keir Starmer Tony Blair
Publisher
Institute for Government

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