Getting Stuff Done: Why it’s always harder than you think

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government · Nov 15, 2019 · 44m

This week on the podcast that takes you inside the way that government works (or doesn’t): Labour has massive plans for Britain but what do they need to do to make them happen if they win the Election? We look at how incoming governments routinely underestimate the hurdles of getting big things done.

What can the IfG’s biggest-ever report reveal about how public services have fared under austerity? And we speak to former Downing Street Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell about winning elections and governing afterwards.

Plus: Should you trust a manifesto? The cautionary tale that is Universal…