Cabi-not yet Secretary

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

Institute for Government

News, Politics, Government

4.6 • 252 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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It’s a competition that has gripped the nation. The candidates have been whittled down. The country is on tenterhooks. Strictly? Of course not. We’re talking about the appointment of the next cabinet secretary. The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to speculate about who might get the job – and what they need to do. How can the government get more people back to work? It has published a new “Get Britain Working” white paper for starters, but what does it set out and is this any different to anything we have heard before? Plus: Does the government have an electric car problem? Hannah White presents. With Alex Thomas and Nehal Davison. Produced by Robin Leeburn for Podmasters 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 Hannah White.
0:22.4	So it's a competition that has gripped the nation. The candidates have been whittled down and the country is on tenterhooks.
0:30.3	Strictly? Of course not. We're talking about the appointment of the next cabinet secretary,
0:35.1	although maybe the IFGs are more excited than other people
0:38.0	about this particular dance. The government is to choose, at least when it comes to the next
0:42.8	cabinet secretary, but to govern also seems to be about choosing to set up reviews and consultations
0:48.3	because we've got another one. The government this week published its Get Britain Working
0:53.1	White Paper, but it also promised a wider
0:55.1	consultation on disability payments and benefits. So what do we know? And is this any different to
1:01.5	anything we have heard before? And then we'll end with another policy dilemma facing the government,
1:06.2	with Vauxhall blaming a round of job losses on the government's approach to electric vehicles, which,
1:11.2	of course, is part of its drive to bring down emissions. So how does the government stop its
1:17.9	car plans from stalling? Lots to discuss then. Joining me in the IFG studio are two of our top
1:25.8	program directors and former civil servants here and on the
1:28.7	other side of the world. And that's Alex Thomas and Nehal Davison. Hi Hannah. That was very
1:33.7	Kemi Badenock at PMQ's, if I was it. Say, the puns. Her biscuit puns.
1:37.8	Yeah, blame our director of comms. Hi, Hannah. I know. And I'm delighted that we're joined
1:43.3	again by Raphael Behr, Guardian columnist and leader writer. Hi, Ralph. I know. And I'm delighted that we're joined again by Rafael Baer, Guardian columnist and leader writer.
1:46.7	Hi, Raf. How are Things?
1:48.5	Very well, thank you. Always a pleasure to be on this podcast.
1:51.8	Great to have you with us.
1:53.7	So, Alex, let's start with the Cabinet Secretary.
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