Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Political analysis and big thinking for more effective government.
Institute for Government
Show overview
Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 429 episodes, alongside 11 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 45 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Government show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Institute for Government.
From the publisher
The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities? So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead? Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a thought-provoking conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t.