Summary
Dr Hannah White of The Institute for Government joins the team to discuss political processes and public trust, as the initial report from Sue Gray into parties at Downing Street is released. What happens next, and what does the report mean for Prime Minister Boris Johnson? As a new "Levelling Up" scheme is announced to the backdrop of cost of living rises, and Westminster sees further fiery exchanges, the team take a look at how the public feel about politics, and whether recent events have damaged trust in our political institutions.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.5 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.4 | that brings you an inside look at the biggest stories |
| 0:17.7 | coming out of Holyrood and Westminster. |
| 0:20.0 | It is 11 minutes past two on |
| 0:22.2 | Thursday the 3rd of February. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. Today I'm joined by... |
| 0:27.9 | I am Raj Heapsundee, a journalist based in Westminster. I'm Phil Sim, a reporter based at the |
| 0:33.2 | Scottish Parliament. And we're also joined today by Dr. Hannah White from the Institute for Government. |
| 0:39.4 | Hi, Hannah. Hi. Hannah, you're here to explain everything to us, yeah? You're going to just, |
| 0:43.6 | you know, just tell us exactly how it's going. After another straightforward week in politics, |
| 0:48.5 | you can just lay it out. It does feel a bit like Groundhog there, I have to say, but anyway. |
| 0:52.8 | Can you just explain to people who might not know what is the Institute for Government? |
| 0:56.8 | Yes, of course. |
| 0:57.6 | So we are a non-partisan independent think tank based in Westminster, |
| 1:01.7 | and we work with politicians and civil servants doing research, |
| 1:06.0 | coming up with ideas to try to make them better at their jobs. |
| 1:09.2 | Our tagline is making government more effective. |
| 1:12.7 | Okay. |
| 1:13.0 | Seems fitting. |
| 1:13.5 | That is a huge... |
| 1:15.4 | Good luck with that, basically. |
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