{"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":"Is the UK (and Keir Starmer) under attack?","slug":"is-the-uk-and-keir-starmer-under-attack","published_at":"2026-04-16T11:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126/is-the-uk-and-keir-starmer-under-attack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-briefing-with-the-institute-for-government-97126","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7530211845.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7530211845.mp3","summary":"\"We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe.\" George Robertson, former defence secretary and co-author of the government's strategic defence review, has issued a stark warning about Britain's national security. So how serious is it - and what should Keir Starmer do? PLUS: From defence to employment. A new IfG paper argues the government should go further and faster on devolving employment support - we talk to its authors about a potentially better route back into work. Hannah White presents. With Jill Rutter, Ben Paxton and Martha Ford. Produced by Milo Hynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"\"We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe.\" George Robertson, former defence secretary and co-author of the governm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2489,"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/is-the-uk-and-keir-starmer-under-attack/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/is-the-uk-and-keir-starmer-under-attack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}