The Blair Necessities

About this episode

The episode discusses Danny Kruger's civil service reform plans, Tony Blair's vision for government, and the current state of Brexit.

With a promise to abolish the position of Cabinet Secretary and scrap the Cabinet Office, Reform UK’s Danny Kruger has launched his party’s plans for reforming the civil service. IfG senior fellow Henry Hill joins the podcast team to explore the Kruger blueprint for government. Tony Blair has entered the Labour leadership race! Well, sort of. The former PM's 5000 word essay sets out his vision for government. But is it a sensible plan for the current - or future - prime minister to follow? Plus: Everyone is talking about Brexit again. Weeks away from the 10th anniversary of the referendum, we look at where things are with the reset and where they might go. Hannah White presents. With Alex Thomas and Jill Rutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah White, Alex Thomas, Jill Rutter

Guest: Henry Hill

Topics covered

• civil service reform
• Labour leadership
• Tony Blair
• Brexit
• government plans

Keywords

• Danny Kruger
• Tony Blair
• civil service
• Labour leadership
• Brexit
• government reform

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour

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