Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner during a visit to a housing development in the Nightingale Quarter of Derby.
Podcast

Power to the people

Former Conservative special adviser Salma Shah joins the podcast team to assess the government's English devolution white paper.

The devolution revolution is in full swing, with Angela Rayner setting out the government’s plans to give power away across England. Former Conservative special adviser Salma Shah joins the podcast team to explore what the plan contains – and whether it stands any chance of working? 

Asylum is one of the trickiest issues facing this or any government. The author of a new IfG paper tells us why what has become a chronic policy problem and what could be done to fix it. Plus: Will Elon Musk’s money be making its way into British politics? 

Hannah White presents with Sachin Savur, Akash Paun and Millie Mitchell. Produced by Candice McKenzie.

What we talked about on this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Devolution Policy making
Keywords
Local government Regional economic growth Infrastructure Transport Levelling up Immigration Complex policy problems
United Kingdom
England
Political party
Labour
Department
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Public figures
Angela Rayner Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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