{"podcast":{"title":"IfG Events","slug":"ifg-events-864374","podcast_index_feed_id":864374,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PMO2793223125","website_url":"https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/986836ea-3272-11ec-8af8-8f1a01cf74d1/image/ifg-events-square-FINAL.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Podmasters","episode_count":399,"summary":"The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice? Who should be making the key decisions in Westminster – and beyond? And what will the appointment of a new cabinet secretary mean for the future direction of the civil service? From reforming how the centre of government works to the battle for the future of the civil service, from making a success of levelling up to achieve net zero goals, IfG EVENTS stimulate fresh thinking and share ideas about how government works – and how it could work better.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T22:19:30.228549+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ifg-events-864374"},"episode":{"title":"Book launch: The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026","slug":"book-launch-the-brexit-effect-2016-2026","published_at":"2026-06-26T11:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ifg-events-864374/book-launch-the-brexit-effect-2016-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ifg-events-864374","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6728808928.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6728808928.mp3","summary":"The Brexit Effect, edited by Sir Anthony Seldon, is a collection of over 30 essays on the impact of the referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. To discuss the book, the Institute for Government brought together some of its contributors to consider the continuing impact of that decision on the way the UK is governed and its place in the world. Sir Anthony Seldon, editor of The Brexit Effect, made opening remarks. That was followed by an expert panel, including: Helen MacNamara CB, author of the chapter on Brexit and civil service impartiality and former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Rt Hon David Miliband, author of the chapter on Britain’s economic standing and future relations with the EU and former Foreign Secretary 2007-10 Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government and co-author of the chapter on Brexit and the quality of UK governance (with Alex Thomas) Marina Wheeler KC, author of the chapter on engaging with Europe as a sovereign nation This event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Executive Director for Impact, at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The Brexit Effect, edited by Sir Anthony Seldon, is a collection of over 30 essays on the impact of the referendum on whether the UK should stay in or lea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ifg-events-864374/episodes/book-launch-the-brexit-effect-2016-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ifg-events-864374/book-launch-the-brexit-effect-2016-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}