Civil service
Mission-driven government: What has Labour committed to?
What is a 'mission-led' government?
Preparing for Power – Episode 5: Making manifestos
Former civil servants who were asked to turn manifesto pledges into workable policy reveal the inside story of this key part of an election campaign.
Preparing for Power – Episode 4: The governing party
Oliver Letwin, Harriet Harman, Gus O'Donnell and Nick Macpherson reveal how they approached the work of government during an election campaign.
What is a manifesto?
Manifestos set out the policies a political party would deliver if they were to win an election.
The Hoyle crisis
ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast team to make sense of the Gaza debate and to weigh up how much trouble Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is in.
David Neal’s sacking shows why independent inspectors need more powers
Independent inspectors need the right to publish independently of those they scrutinise.
Preparing for Power - Episode 3: The opposition
Jonathan Powell, Harriet Harman, Gus O’Donnell and Oliver Letwin reveal how they got ready for the possibility of a change of government.
Preparing for Power – Episode 2: The civil service
Five former permanent secretaries reveal how they readied themselves and their departments for a potential change in their political bosses.
Costing opposition policies
How does the process of costing policies work?
Preparing for Power – Episode 1: Access talks
Harriet Harman and Gus O'Donnell reveal how they prepared for that all-important election result and its aftermath.