Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Government, Politics

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🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Despite peace talks taking place, Russia’s assault on Ukraine shows no sign of slowing down. With Boris Johnson jetting to the Gulf in an effort to ease the energy crisis, we discuss the latest from the conflict. Also, in light of Partygate plans to streamline the prime minister’s team have emerged. Will they work? And we take a look at a new IFG report on how Brexit is affecting agricultural support. Former Sky News editor Adam Boulton is this week’s special guest. “We’re in a different time, Russia is aggressive in a way that it wasn’t for much of the Cold War.” - Adam Boulton “The Government have changed their relationship with Russian donors, but Johnson has gone to another dictator looking for oil.” - Cath Haddon “British foreign policy is all over the place… Brexit means we’re not identifying with a common European effort.” - Adam Boulton “The Cabinet Office has grown to over 8,000 people as it has taken on the operational aspects of Government.” - Alex Thomas Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Cath Haddon, Alex Thomas and Jill Rutter. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Windside Briefing, the podcast from the Institute for Government.
0:15.3	I'm Bronwyn Maddox.
0:16.8	Russia's bombardment of Ukraine shows no sign of easing, and yet President Zelensky says ceasefire talks are moving in a realistic direction.
0:24.7	Boris Johnson jets to the Gulf in a bid to ease the UK's energy crisis and will take stock of the crisis which is gripping the world's attention.
0:33.1	Just a few weeks ago, headlines were being made by cake-led ambushes, wine-packed, roll-along
0:38.0	suitcases, how to fix a dysfunctional number 10.
0:41.7	We've now got reports of how to cut down the Prime Minister's team enormously and create
0:46.3	a more streamlined Downing Street operation.
0:48.9	So is it going to work?
0:49.9	We'll take a look at that.
0:51.8	And we'll then switch to the story, which used to dominate the headlines,
0:55.1	but which is very much continuing to shape how this country works, and that's Brexit.
0:59.5	A new report of ours dives into the government's plans to reform agricultural support
1:03.8	now that the UK has left the EU.
1:06.9	Much has been promised to farmers, environmentalists, consumers, pretty much everyone.
1:11.2	Can the government keep them all happy?
1:13.0	We're going to talk to the author.
1:15.1	So to talk about all that today, we've got two IFG podcast veterans, senior fellow
1:19.7	Kath Haddon and program director Alex Thomas.
1:22.6	Hi, both of you.
1:23.5	Hi, Bronwyn.
1:24.1	Good to be here.
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