Parliament and the constitution
Illegal Migration Bill highlights how expectations of legislative scrutiny have plummeted
Expectations of parliamentary scrutiny of legislation have dropped over the past decade.
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.
House of Lords reform: navigating the obstacles
The House of Lords is being undermined by uncontrolled prime ministerial appointments, the chamber’s growing size, and membership of hereditary peers
Britain’s political parties and the constitution
Political parties are the “ghosts in the machine” of the UK constitution and more attention should be paid to their role in reforming how it operates.
The Zahawi row raises the case for temporary ministerial suspensions
A formal suspension mechanism for ministers could be useful but would have downsides.
Sunak’s slipping standards?
Tortoise’s Cat Neilan joins the IfG podcast team to take a closer look at the latest standards crisis.
Politicians should recognise the value of policy stability
The key message to emerge from the IfG’s conference is the value of stability in the way government, policy and regulation work.
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.
Payday groans
The IfG podcast team are joined by Sam Coates, who this week has unveiled some eye-catching findings in his Westminster Accounts project.