Specific and Limited Chaos
<p>As Boris Johnson attempts to feed the Withdrawal Bill into a shredder marked “Internal Market Bill”, what does it mean for the rule of law, civil servants and the devolved nations when a government tries to abrogate international law? And as a new IfG report shows the Government’s plans to reach zero carbon by 2050 are way off track, what does it need to do to meet this ambitious target – and what will it cost?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>“I can’t see any way this gets through the Lords in its current form.” – <strong>Alex Thomas&nbsp;</strong></p><p>“The nature of the law is, you don’t get to choose when to follow it – because it’s the law.” – <strong>Raphael Hogarth</strong></p><p>“Some of the rationale for this is reasonable and some of it is Mad Max chaos and destruction.” – <strong>Alex Thomas</strong></p><br><p>Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Maddy Thimont-Jack, Alex Thomas and Raphael Hogarth. Audio production by Alex Rees</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
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Show Notes
As Boris Johnson attempts to feed the Withdrawal Bill into a shredder marked “Internal Market Bill”, what does it mean for the rule of law, civil servants and the devolved nations when a government tries to abrogate international law? And as a new IfG report shows the Government’s plans to reach zero carbon by 2050 are way off track, what does it need to do to meet this ambitious target – and what will it cost?
“I can’t see any way this gets through the Lords in its current form.” – Alex Thomas
“The nature of the law is, you don’t get to choose when to follow it – because it’s the law.” – Raphael Hogarth
“Some of the rationale for this is reasonable and some of it is Mad Max chaos and destruction.” – Alex Thomas
Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Maddy Thimont-Jack, Alex Thomas and Raphael Hogarth. Audio production by Alex Rees
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