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What will the government need to do in the first few weeks after the election?
What will happen in the first few weeks after the general election?
10 lessons for successfully restarting an industrial strategy
How can the next government design a successful industrial strategy after the general election?
Preparing for power: Policy making around the school curriculum from 2010
What political parties can do to best support good school policy making ahead of entering government.
English devolution
What is the history of English devolution? How much of England has devolution? Which powers are devolved?
What happens if a prime minister loses their seat in a general election?
At every general election there is a possibility that a party's leader would not be returned to parliament.
Election 2024: Poll positions
Deltapoll’s Joe Twyman joins the podcast team to explain what the polls tell us about what voters are thinking about Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
What made Michael Gove one of the most consequential ministers of recent times?
The next government should pay close attention to Michael Gove's approach to government.
Do Sunak or Starmer really have a plan for economic growth?
The Expert Factor is joined by Gemma Tetlow for a closer look at what levers governments can pull to make growth happen.
The Conservatives' supermajority warnings do not add up
What does a large government majority really mean for the House of Commons?
A distracted EU may not have much time to reset relations with the UK
The European parliament elections aren't likely to lead to a willingness to renegotiate the Brexit deal.