For Those About To Unlock

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Boris Johnson’s finger is hovering over the Unlock button. How can the Government reopen the economy without allowing the virus a second wind? What if the different Nations of the UK want very different approaches? Why Nicola Sturgeon is the most experienced leader on pandemics in Britain… and maybe Britain’s most experienced leader full stop. Guests Torcuil Crichton, Westminster Editor of the Daily Record, and IfG Fellow Nicholas Timmins of the King’s Fund join Bronwen Maddox, Jill Rutter and Akash Paun to discuss a women of truth for Britain’s health and economy. “Parliament has gone from Plague Ship to Ghost Ship… And of course SNP MPs would be happy not to be in Westminster at all.” – Torcuil Crichton “For decades the Scots have defined their health service as ‘Not England’.” – Nick Timmins “Fear rules everything. Nobody wants to be the politician who gets this wrong.” – Torcuil Crichton Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Audio production by Alex Rees. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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.
0:13.1	I'm Bronwyn Maddox.
0:15.0	As the UK's death toll mounts, the government is criticised for not having brought in the lockdown earlier,
0:20.2	but with the colossal
0:21.0	economic cost of the lockdown growing, it's at the very same time under pressure to say how and when
0:25.6	the lockdown is going to be lifted. This Sunday, we believe the Prime Minister is going to set
0:30.4	out his plans to the whole nation. But will the government, that's the UK government in Westminster,
0:35.0	want the same exit strategy as those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and what those governments put forward.
0:41.3	What happens if they want different things? That's what we're going to take a closer look at today.
0:46.3	And within that, we're going to look at whether the different health services of the four nations and the extent to which they run differently
0:53.3	mean that they're faring differently in this crisis
0:55.7	and what room does that give them for maneuvering differently?
0:59.6	Once you've listened to this episode,
1:01.1	do seek out our sister podcast, as we're calling it, IFG Live.
1:04.6	It brings you all our events, discussions, debates,
1:07.5	get it on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you're getting inside briefing, or at our
1:11.9	website, institutefgovernment.org.com. There's a lot there to keep you entertained over
1:16.9	the bank holiday. Let's get back to today's podcast. I'm delighted to be joined by Tockel Crichton,
1:22.1	the Westminster editor of the Daily Record. Talkel, hi.
1:25.0	Roland, how are you doing?
1:26.4	I'm really, really good.
1:27.6	Thanks.
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