Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Stop boats, get votes?
Channel 4’s Gary Gibbon joins the IfG podcast team to examine whether the government’s controversial new asylum bill will actually work.
International Women’s Day Special
Polly Curtis, director of Demos, and Charlotte Pickles, director of Reform, join us to discuss what it is like to be a woman working for a think tank.
Northern Ireland special: The Windsor change
Three guest experts joined us to take a detailed look at the Windsor Framework.
Gray Goes Gracefully?
Former Conservative MP Sir David Lidington joined us to dig into the implications of Sue Gray's career move.
A year of war in Ukraine
Peter Ricketts, the UK’s former national security adviser, joined us to discuss the Ukraine crisis.
A Holyrood Ending
Jess Elgot, deputy political editor at The Guardian, joined us to discuss Nicola Sturgeon's exit.
Impermanent Secretaries: The Cabinet Reshuffle
Paul Waugh, chief political commentator at the i paper, joined us to discuss Rishi Sunak's reshuffle.
100 days of Sunak
The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as prime minister.
Sunak’s slipping standards?
Tortoise’s Cat Neilan joins the IfG podcast team to take a closer look at the latest standards crisis.
Blasts from the past: Live at the IfG Government 2023 conference
In a special live edition, we welcome Dan Snow, author, historian and host of the History Hit podcast, to take a very long view of power and politics.