{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government","slug":"inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126","podcast_index_feed_id":97126,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PMO8430796457","website_url":"https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/917778dc-3272-11ec-a3dd-77b8c01a89fd/image/9158f83637851cf5995569ca736e1c9e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Institute for Government","episode_count":422,"summary":"The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities? So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead? Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a thought-provoking…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T10:19:02.340108+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126"},"episode":{"title":"Can Rachel Reeves protect both households and the public finances from the energy price shock?","slug":"can-rachel-reeves-protect-both-households-and-the-public-finances-from-the-energy-price-shock","published_at":"2026-03-20T14:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/can-rachel-reeves-protect-both-households-and-the-public-finances-from-the-energy-price-shock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7839770594.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7839770594.mp3","summary":"As war in the Middle East disrupts energy markets across the world, what are the implications for households and businesses in the UK and how should government respond to the price shock? This IfG webinar explored Rachel Reeves’s options for supporting consumers – and what the ongoing conflict could mean for energy policy, the transition to net zero and for the public finances. What are the implications of different scenarios for oil and gas shipments from the Middle East? What do they mean for the design of support packages? How would different approaches impact government objectives on inflation and growth? Has the government learned the lessons from the response to the 2022 price shock? And do events in the Middle East accelerate or slow the transition to net zero? Should they lead to a rethink on North Sea licensing? This webinar featured: Nick Butler, former Head of Strategy for BP and then senior policy adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown Dan Haile, Senior Economist at the Institute for Government Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee and former CEO of Energy UK Andrew Sissons, Director, Sustainable Future Mission at NESTA This webinar was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"As war in the Middle East disrupts energy markets across the world, what are the implications for households and businesses in the UK and how should gover…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3692,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/episodes/can-rachel-reeves-protect-both-households-and-the-public-finances-from-the-energy-price-shock/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/can-rachel-reeves-protect-both-households-and-the-public-finances-from-the-energy-price-shock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}