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Searching for evidence
Tracey Brown, director of Sense about Science, joins the team to interrogate just how effective parliament is at scrutinising policy.
Government loses judicial review on Covid-19 Inquiry WhatsApps
What is the fallout of Thursday's High Court ruling against the government?
The art of the devolution deal
Too little attention has been paid to how devolution deals are negotiated and implemented and how Whitehall should support them.
Hilary Armstrong
Baroness Armstrong discusses handling contentious legislation, the welfare of MPs and influencing reshuffles.
Patrick McLoughlin
Lord McLoughlin reflects on his long experience of government, how the whips manage parliament and dealing with crises as transport secretary.
The Sue Gray ACOBA saga must lead to better rules around government exits
Lessons need to be learned after the saga over Sue Gray's move to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff.
The NHS workforce plan is welcome – but just one part of improving the health service
The NHS workforce plan is backed by Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak – and is a huge commitment to substantial health spending increases.
Rishi Sunak and the drip-drip of bad news
ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast team to discuss the latest headache for the prime minister.
Ministerial resignations outside reshuffles by prime minister, 1979 to June 2023
Ministerial resignations under John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
Committee on Climate Change
What is the Committee on Climate Change and what does it do?