Getting Stuff Done: Why it’s always harder than you think

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Government, Politics

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🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast that takes you inside the way that government works (or doesn’t): Labour has massive plans for Britain but what do they need to do to make them happen if they win the Election? We look at how incoming governments routinely underestimate the hurdles of getting big things done. What can the IfG’s biggest-ever report reveal about how public services have fared under austerity? And we speak to former Downing Street Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell about winning elections and governing afterwards. Plus: Should you trust a manifesto? The cautionary tale that is Universal Credit. Is there more to NHS policy than just an arms race to spend the most? And we find out what the statistics on A&E waiting times and social care sound like when played on a theremin. Spoiler: “a bit like the theme from Twin Peaks”. Hosted by Bronwen Maddox with Cath Haddon, Emma Norris and Joe Owen plus Gavin Freeguard and Graham Atkins. 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 with the Institute for Government.
0:14.9	I'm Bronwyn Maddox.
0:16.4	Studio spats, stump speeches, policy pledges, posturing, opinion polls and opinions on, well, just about everything, including whether the Prime Minister likes Marmite.
0:27.6	We're truly into the general election campaign and there are still four weeks to go.
0:32.6	So we're here to get beyond the politics to make sense of what's been going on.
0:37.2	This week we're taking a deeper dive into one of the most important issues of any general election campaign.
0:43.2	How should the opposition parties develop policies which are ready to go the moment they win power, if they do?
0:49.5	And why do so many of the policies unravel at first contact with government?
0:54.1	We also catch up with Gavin Barwell, Theresa May's former chief of staff... Why do so many of the policies unravel at first contact with government?
0:54.5	We also catch up with Gavin Barwell, Theresa May's former chief of staff, and a veteran of many
0:59.2	election campaigns, and we talk to him about planning a campaign.
1:03.6	And we take an in-depth look into the IFG's biggest ever report published this week, with one
1:08.3	of its authors, Graham Atkins. What has a decade of austerity really meant for our public services?
1:14.6	I've got some of the IFG's key brains here to help me wrestle with this.
1:18.1	Our Director of Research, Emma Norris, is making her debut on the podcast.
1:21.2	Welcome, Emma.
1:22.0	Thanks, hi.
1:23.2	Your planning our run-up to the election.
1:25.1	Have things actually got quieter now?
1:26.7	The politicians have left Westminster? Well, you might think that, Bronwyn, but in some ways it's easier to keep
1:31.2	them all in one place where we can keep an eye on them. And you've been keeping tabs on the party's
1:36.1	policies. You've got a big background in policymaking. Did you ever think you'd see an arms
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