Public finances
Can Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer meet their promises?
With a general election expected in 2024, Emma Norris assesses the prime minister’s and leader of the opposition’s priorities
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.
George Osborne’s Treasury could have done more to prepare for the pandemic
The former chancellor appeared at the Covid Inquiry this week to defend his record in the years leading up to the pandemic.
Rishi Sunak counts the costs
The Guardian’s Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to discuss what options – if any – Rishi Sunak has to sort out rising interest rates.
Rishi Sunak should drop his apologetic approach to an industrial strategy
Giles Wilkes says former business secretaries are right to call for the PM to focus on the UK’s long-term interests
How can devolution deliver regional growth in England?
Only coherent devolution can drive economic growth in England.
Sunak's scorecard and minority reports
Author Tim Bale joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.
Helen Liddell
Baroness Liddell discusses entering government in 1997, the challenges of running the Scotland Office and transitioning from government to diplomacy.
Scapegoats or snowflakes? The future of the civil service
The IfG podcast team asks what Dominic Raab's resignation means for the future of the civil service.
The Treasury and the Covid crisis
Financial Times economics editor Chris Giles joins the podcast team for a deep dive into how the UK’s finance ministry performed during the pandemic.