Soft Furnishings, Hard Questions

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The bill for renovating Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat, what he might have said about “bodies piling high” and Dominic Cummings’ blog revelations have added up to a nightmare week for the Prime Minister. Special guest Stephen Daisley of The Spectator and Scottish Daily Mail joins us to ask if Johnson can weather it and if new ministerial standards advisor Christopher Geidt has the powers he needs. Plus, could the fall of Arlene Foster lead to a harder-line DUP leadership and even another breakdown of government in Northern Ireland? And we take a deep dive into the realities of Scotland’s potential independent future. “The question is, Has the PM done anything that would put him on the wrong side of Ted Hastings from Line Of Duty?” – Stephen Daisley “The Gove and Henry Newman faction is much in the ascendant and we’re seeing a clear-out of the Vote Leave people.” – Stephen Daisley “For the French, the scandal is that Boris Johnson hasn’t spent ENOUGH on his wallpaper…” – Stephen Daisley Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Gemma Tetlow, Jill Rutter, Cath Haddon and Graham Atkins. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG. 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. I'm
0:15.1	Bronwyn Maddox. Rules, standards, ethics, there's no getting away from them, or is there? We'll take a look at
0:22.0	what's going wrong, what the government can do to make it right, and who's in charge of the rules.
0:26.4	Also, in a week when the news is running in overdrive, we'll turn to Northern Ireland to talk
0:30.8	about the resignation of First Minister Arlene Foster and what it means for peace, power sharing,
0:36.0	and the future of the province.
0:41.9	And then we will swing east across the Prime Minister's bridge not yet built to discuss the critical elections in Scotland next week.
0:45.4	Can the SMP get a majority in the Scottish Parliament?
0:48.1	And if so, what next for independence?
0:50.6	We've got two new IFG papers out this week,
0:53.7	which take a deep dive into the record of the
0:55.9	Devolved Nations on health and education and explore whether they could pay for themselves
1:00.7	if they were to break away from the UK. The report's authors are going to be with us later.
1:06.2	But for now, we're kicking off the podcast with a pair of IFG veterans who between them have an
1:10.3	encyclopedic
1:11.2	knowledge of ministerial rules, civil service codes, lobbying regulations, you name it.
1:16.0	IFG senior fellows Jill Rutter and Kath Haddon have taken a break from their residents on the airwaves
1:21.0	to join us in the virtual studio.
1:23.1	Hi, Jill and Kath.
1:24.1	Hi, Hi, Bromwen.
1:25.2	Great to have you with us, and I'm delighted to be joined today as well
1:28.0	by Stephen Daisley columnist for the Scottish Daily Mail and The Spectator. Hi, Stephen. Good afternoon,
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