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Iraq war 20th anniversary: The Robin Butler interview
Lord Butler, chair of the Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction, joins us to discuss the lessons from the Iraq War 20 years on.
Pensions tax policy needs to be more than a political football
Successive governments have taken an unserious approach to pensions policy
Boris Johnson's partygate hangover returns
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Boris Johnson’s Privileges Committee hearing.
Does Jeremy Hunt’s budget have a growth strategy?
Giles Wilkes goes in search of a growth strategy in the chancellor’s budget.
The Privileges Committee inquiry’s significance goes far beyond Boris Johnson’s future
Parliament's attitude to ministerial accountability is far more important than Boris Johnson's future.
DWP’s good intentions on disability support will be hard to implement
The new ‘Transforming Support’ white paper has its merits – but turning its contents into a humane and effective system will be no easy task.
A welcome NHS pay deal has taken too long to reach
The government may claim that its hardline approach paid off, but the six months of damage it has caused is surely not a price worth paying.
The Morning After The Budget Before
Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of Conservative Home, joins us to assess Jeremy Hunt's budget.
The latest HS2 delays expose deeper problems with UK infrastructure planning
HS2's troubled history points to deeper problems with the way the UK plans major infrastructure projects.
Trailblazer devolution deals
What are trailblazer devolution deals and what powers will they devolve to combined authorities?