Broken Truss

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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After a feverish week in Westminster and a chaotic 24 hours in government, Liz Truss has called time on her record-breakingly short stay in Number 10. The IfG podcast, with special guest Henry Newman, a former adviser to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, assemble at the very moment Truss was preparing to announce her departure. The podcast team pick apart Truss’s failures in No10, the economic decisions that face new chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and how the next few weeks and months might play out. Plus: Could Boris Johnson really make a comeback? Alex Thomas presents. With Giles Wilkes and Gemma Tetlow. Produced by Candice McKenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Inside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:13.8	I'm Alex Thomas standing in as host this week.
0:17.1	Well, what to say?
0:17.9	A week ago, Quasi Quatereng was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:20.8	Forty-eight hours ago, Suella Braaveman was Home Secretary,? A week ago, Quasi Quarteng was Chancellor of the Exchequer. 48 hours ago, Swellabravarman was Home Secretary.
0:23.6	And an hour ago, Liz Truss was...
0:25.6	Well, at time of recording, we are not quite there yet.
0:29.6	The Institute for Government's mission is to promote effective government, and while at a time of political turbulence like this,
0:34.6	it's important to remember that in the background, services are being delivered, decisions are being made, and the basic cogs of the government machine are still turning.
0:41.8	Nobody could, with a straight face, say that the last month has been one of effective government.
0:47.3	And for all the turmoil at Westminster, that has real consequences, for people struggling to
0:51.3	heat their homes or feed their families and for the UK's reputation
0:54.1	abroad with friend and foe alike. So as the political drama continues, let's take a look at
1:00.2	what it means for government. We'll reflect on the week just gone, dig into what next for the
1:04.6	economy and for public services, and then take a step back about lessons from the last six years
1:09.3	of turbulence. With me, two colleagues,
1:11.8	the Yin and Yang, the Lennon and McCartney of Finance, Economics and Government at the IFG,
1:16.2	Gemma Tettlo, our chief economist. Hello, Gemma. Hi, Alex. And senior fellow, Giles Wilkes. Hi, Giles.
1:22.5	Hi, Alex. And can I bagsee Paul McCartney there? You'll fight Gemma for that.
1:28.0	And I'm delighted to be joined by Henry Newman.
1:30.5	Henry's been a Conservative counsellor, senior special advisor to Michael Gove, Francis Maud,
1:34.5	and most recently Boris Johnson in number 10.
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