A year of war in Ukraine

02/24/23 • 45 min

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago. Peter Ricketts, the UK’s former national security adviser, joins the IfG podcast to reflect on how the war has changed Europe – and changed UK government – and what might happen next.

At the time of recording there was still no Brexit breakthrough, but just how close are we to a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol and what could it look like?

And with Jeremy Hunt’s Budget just a few weeks away, a new IfG report takes stock of performances across nine key public services. The report’s author joins the podcast to reveal where the problems are – and how they might be solved.

Hannah White presents

With Alex Thomas, Jess Sargeant and Matthew Fright

Produced by Candice McKenzie

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At the time of recording there was still no Brexit breakthrough, but just how close are we to a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol and what could it look like?

Hannah White presents

With Alex Thomas, Jess Sargeant and Matthew Fright

Produced by Candice McKenzie

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A Holyrood Ending

Who had “Nicola Sturgeon quits” on their 2023 bingo card? Not us. We look at the pressures behind the First Minister’s resignation and what her departure means for Scottish independence. Plus, as Yvette Cooper tells the IfG that the Government has “broken the justice system” we ask what a Labour government could do about it. And Keir Starmer closes the door on Jeremy Corbyn. Our special guest is Jess Elgot, Deputy Political Editor at the Guardian.

“The past few months have been difficult for Sturgeon and her authority has been waning.” – Akash Paun
“It’ll be hard to maintain the SNP’s reputation as insurgents when there are so many problems with health and eduction on Scotland.” – Jess Elgot
“Sturgeon seems to have been very affected by the resignation of Jacinda Ardern. She saw that as a model of how to leave politics.” – Jess Elgot
“Sunak has lost two big attack lines this week: the idea of Labour in the pocket of the SNP, and the return of Jeremy Corbyn.” – Jess Elgot

Presented by Emma Norris with Cath Haddon and Akash Paun. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG.

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Next Episode

Gray Goes Gracefully?

With Sue Gray making headlines again, the IfG podcast team are joined by former Conservative MP Sir David Lidington to make sense of a big Whitehall and Westminster career move and ask what it might mean for Labour and the civil service.

Plus:

What do Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages tell us about how government works – and how it didn't during the pandemic?
How did Rishi Sunak come up with a Brexit deal that seems to please everyone – except maybe Boris Johnson and the DUP – and is the Windsor Framework actually any good?
And why doesn't the centre of government seem to work very well? The IfG is launching a new Commission to examine the problem – and come up with solutions.

Presented by Hannah White.

With Alex Thomas, Jill Rutter and Tim Durrant

Produced by Candice McKenzie

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