Coronavirus
Sunak, Starmer and the IfG agree: we need change at the general election
A return to stability would mean a transformational change to the way government works.
Why government (still) needs to dispose of ‘Take Out the Trash Day’
The habit of issuing a deluge of data and documents as parliament rises for the summer is bad for scrutiny.
Government loses judicial review on Covid-19 Inquiry WhatsApps
What is the fallout of Thursday's High Court ruling against the government?
Four things we learned last week in the Covid Inquiry
Key political figures involved in pandemic planning have been appearing before the Covid-19 Inquiry.
George Osborne’s Treasury could have done more to prepare for the pandemic
The former chancellor appeared at the Covid Inquiry this week to defend his record in the years leading up to the pandemic.
Party's over for Boris Johnson
Sam Freedman joins the podcast team to ask what the damning conclusions of the Privileges Committee report mean for Boris Johnson.
Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson
How the investigation into Boris Johnson worked and what it found.
The Covid-19 Inquiry
What is the Covid-19 inquiry? What powers does it have? What is its purpose and scope?
Ex-prime ministers’ questions
As the Covid inquiry gets underway, the FT's Chris Cook joins the IfG podcast to examine whether public inquiries can actually make any difference.
Lord Bethell
Lord Bethell discusses being in DHSC during Covid, the importance of experts in government and 'hating' leaving office