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The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice? Who should be making the key... more

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Our third webinar in a three-part series focused on the findings of Whitehall Monitor 2026.

The third Whitehall Monitor webinar – the final in a three-part series exploring the IfG’s annual flagship report on the civil service – took a deeper look a... more

On Thursday 7 May, voters in Scotland and Wales will elect the members of the devolved parliaments in Edinburgh and Cardiff. A change of government is expected in Wales, where Labour trails both Plaid Cymru and Reform UK in the polls. In Scotland, by... more

The Institute for Government was pleased to welcome Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, to give a speech on leasehold reform and the move to commonhold.

The speech, in which the Housing Minister spoke about the government's ambi... more

Successive UK governments have made immigration policy a high political priority, but no recent government has seemed to meet public expectations in the pursuit of those policies. So, what have recent immigration policies been trying to achieve, and ... more

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Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
UK Government
Episode: A keynote speech by Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning
Nehal Davison
Program Director of Policy Making
Institute for Government
Episode: A keynote speech by Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning
Madeleine Sumption
Director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University
Migration Observatory, Oxford University
Episode: Book launch: What is immigration policy for?
Amber Rudd
Former Home Secretary (2016-2018) and Minister in various roles, now associated with Prosper UK
Prosper UK
Episode: Book launch: What is immigration policy for?
James Murray
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Episode: In conversation with Rt Hon James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury: How will the government boost public service productivity?
Becky Noble
Public Services AI Lead
PA Consulting
Episode: A state rewired? Civil service digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence
Jack Worlidge
Senior Researcher
Institute for Government
Episode: A state rewired? Civil service digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence
Dan Howes
IfG Research Assistant and co-author of Whitehall Monitor 2026
Institute for Government
Episode: A state rewired? Civil service size, shape, and turnover
Heloise Dunlop
IfG Researcher and co-author of Whitehall Monitor 2026
Institute for Government
Episode: A state rewired? Civil service size, shape, and turnover

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Hannah White
Director and CEO of the Institute for Government, she engages in discussions surrounding governance and public sector reform.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 42 ratings
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    I have been listening to you for a while. I just went back to listen to the earlier episode on the Internal Market Bill. This is what an engaged citizen wants, in my view. Less on controversy, more on actual content of the proposed bill, the motivation of the legislator, and how various key stakeholderes will view it. An rich, but easy listening discussion, nonetheless.

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    Katjushka Malson
    Belgium4 years ago
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    Lost my patience and temper with this. Some guests are unbelievably snooty, especially from the food and drink association who seem to have their collective heads in the sand. The sheer arrogance and exceptionalism just gets on my nerves now. Had enough!

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    Nicintosh
    United Kingdom5 years ago
  • The covid inquiry

    My parent died of Covid I needed to hear this podcast but then stopped as I began to cry whist this pain of my grief is but five months old I am crushed by it

    I would like to speak to tell you what my lived experience is and all that is has done but how do cherry pick what is worth hearing too?

    The bereaved are not homogeneous group this is complex and there be those thinking they are expert because they ran face group But they are not

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  • Episode 101

    I enjoyed this episode bravo

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    I just feel this is the biggest mistake ever timing is wrong!!!

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A keynote speech by Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning
Q: What are the biggest practical barriers to a successful transition to commonhold, and how are you addressing them?
Key barriers include public awareness, the complexity of the legal framework, and the need to balance regulation with practical delivery; the approach involves a draft Bill, select committee scrutiny, and a staged programme of secondary legislation to build a coherent package.
A keynote speech by Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning
Q: Can you talk us through how you see the transition working in practice, particularly beyond Parliament, and how we will know we're on track in 10 years' time?
The transition hinges on making Common Hold the default tenure, educating the public, and implementing the remaining Law Commission recommendations to enable easier enfranchisement and conversion pathways; different parts will be activated at different times, with clear commencement dates and ongoing consultation to adapt as needed.
In conversation with Rt Hon James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury: How will the government boost public service productivity?
Q: What role does upfront capital investment play in transforming public services?
Upfront capital investment is crucial to unlock long-term productivity gains; without it, transformation and modernization efforts stall, leading to ongoing inefficiencies. A dedicated Transformation Fund supports these upfront investments alongside ongoing capital budgets.
In conversation with Rt Hon James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury: How will the government boost public service productivity?
Q: What is being done to ensure reform programs don't operate in silos and how will cross-departmental learning be improved?
The Treasury aims to oversee cross-departmental efficiency delivery, encourage sharing of ideas through nets and external input, and coordinate reforms (e.g., with NHS and housing) to ensure holistic outcomes rather than isolated improvements.
In conversation with Rt Hon James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury: How will the government boost public service productivity?
Q: How has the Office for Value for Money changed Treasury thinking and how is that mainstreamed across departments?
The OVFM provided a baseline focus on technical efficiencies and forced departments to identify areas with big value-for-money gains. It introduced a framework to review and test departmental plans, with external challenge and a push to spread successful approaches across departments to avoid siloed reforms.

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