The Taxman Cometh

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

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🗓️ 10 September 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Parliament only returned on Monday, but is Boris Johnson already in trouble after his rise in National Insurance threatens to hit the working age young hardest? Conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie joins us to look at the Prime Minister’s internal party problems, and ask if his social care plans add up. Plus, the Autumn Budget takes place next month, but with Government spending rising, does Rishi Sunak face a difficult few weeks of saying “no”? And has COVID provided a cover for the Government to evade scrutiny? Alice Lilley explains a new IFG report. “It’s been a very bad week to be a Conservative. There will be a political backlash” - Tim Montgomerie “The Government has lost control of spending, and I don’t see a strategy from them to be fiscally responsible” - Tim Montgomerie “The promise not to raise taxes was always going to be hard to keep. Coronavirus has made that even more difficult” - Gemma Tetlow “The Government might have the votes in the Commons, but it’s losing the support of the Parliamentary party” - Tim Montgomerie “The Conservative party is going through an identity crisis. It’s becoming the party for the older voter” - Tim Montgomerie Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Alice Lilley, Gemma Tetlow 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
0:15.8	Bronwyn Maddox. Parliament hasn't even been back for a week, but a week really is a long time in politics. So much has happened since Monday.
0:22.6	As rumours of reshuffle hovered over Westminster, the Prime Minister published his long, promised social fare plan.
0:28.6	So does the plan add up?
0:30.6	The largest tax rise since the 1970s will now be introduced by a Conservative government
0:35.6	and with confirmation that the spending review and budget will be held next month, where might spending cuts fall? We're going to take
0:42.2	a look at Rishi Sunak's difficult autumn of saying no. And with that historic social care plan
0:47.1	voted through after just one day's debate, we'll turn our attention to parliamentary scrutiny
0:51.6	or the lack of it. So So joining me in the virtual studio,
0:55.3	after a very economic start, the new session, is the IFG's chief economist, Gemma Tetlow. Hi, Gemma.
1:01.2	Hello. Great to have you here. And I'm delighted as well to be joined by Tim Montgomery,
1:05.3	political commentator and contributing editor to reaction. Hi, Tim. How are you?
1:09.6	Lovely to be with you. Well, a little bit beaten up by this week, but we've made it somehow
1:15.2	through the last five days. Yeah, a good or bad week as a conservative. I think a very bad week
1:20.7	as a conservative. We're recording on Friday morning, and I woke up to this morning's
1:27.2	Times, which shows the first
1:28.7	Labour lead since I think dinosaurs roam the earth. And I think there is going to be a political
1:34.2	backlash for this. And I think deservedly so, but I should probably stop talking. We might get
1:40.3	into all of that in a minute. We're going to get into all of that in just a minute. So let's begin with the story of the week, Social Care.
1:46.4	We're joined as well now by Graham Atkins, IFG, Associate Director,
1:49.5	who looks into public services for us.
1:51.1	Hi, Graham.
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