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The EXPERT FACTOR is the podcast for people who haven’t had enough of experts. Each week the directors of three leading and respected think tanks – Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies , Hannah White of the Institute for Government , and Anand Menon of UK in a Changing Europe – get together to discuss, debate and explain the big questions and themes that will shape the upcoming General Election, and the political landscape for years to come.
IFS/IfG/UKICE hosts The Expert Factor, a government show with 62 episodes published.
Back by popular demand, Hannah White, Paul Johnson and Anand Menon reunited on stage to record a special live episode of The Expert Factor – the podcast for people who haven’t had enough of experts. Nine years to the day
A week is a long time in politics, but it is even longer in international relations. Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House, joins Paul and Anand to work out what the complex combina
To mark the fifth anniversary of the UK’s departure from the EU, Anand, Paul and Hannah took a trip to Oxford of the Expert Factor. So how has the Brexit worked out for the UK? What questions are still being asked – and
The robots are taking our jobs, we’re going to be a nation run by chatbots, and an all-seeing, all-powerful computer is set to know everything about all of us. Well, not really. But Keir Starmer says AI is poised to gene
Why is the social care challenge so complicated? Why can’t the nation’s politicians find a way forward? What is a possible solution? And what could Baroness Casey do to succeed when nobody else has managed to do so? This
We’ve had missions. We’ve got foundations. We had some first steps. And now we have milestones. So what are they? Are targets a sensible way to go about governing? How do they change the way civil servants work? Whose he
With the assisted dying bill dominating discussions and debates in Westminster, former House of Commons clerk David Natzler joins Hannah and Paul to explain how private members’ bills work – and why they sometimes don’t.
What does Donald Trump’s plan to make America great again mean for everyone else? What do tariffs actually achieve and who feels the pain or reaps the benefits? Will Trump’s America First vision push the UK towards the E
It is nearly a week since Rachel Reeves set out her Halloween Budget – the first from a Labour government in 14 years. So who are the winners? Who are the losers? Do the numbers add up? How big are the numbers? And have
Remember the days when Keir Starmer used to campaign for a second Brexit referendum? Since the general election we hear rather more about the Labour government wanting to reset the UK’s relations with the EU. So have the
Nobody wants to be in debt? To find themselves owing money? Or to end up paying back high levels of interest? But it has been reported that Rachel Reeves is looking to adjust the government’s rules to allow her to borrow
How does power work in government? Where does power really sit in government? And how can power best be given away from government? The Expert Factor team aren’t exactly known for being 24-hour festival people – but when
Hannah, Paul and Anand – with some snazzy new remote podcast recording equipment – met up at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham to record a special episode of the Expert Factor. So what is the mood? How does
How many people claim benefits in this country? Who should be allowed to claim benefits? How much money does the government spend on benefits? Questions about benefits are back on the agenda. The row over cutting the win
How angry should people be about Keir Starmer’s free gift list? How does a confusing set of rules governing standards and ethics in public life actually work? Whatever happened to Labour's grand plans for reform? And wha
What exactly is a National Wealth Fund? Lots of other countries have one - or something similar. In fact, there are 179 of them - holding up to $12.4 trillion in assets. And now the Labour government is going to set one
Parliament has returned. MPs are back in Westminster. And the government is gearing up for a busy autumn, with the budget and some big legislation in parliament coming down the track. The Conservative party is battling t
Are the right people making the right decisions about your future? How do politicians really know what you are thinking about the big questions facing the country? And is a tick in a box once every half a decade really a
The country is reeling from the worst civil unrest in the UK since the London riots of 2011. So why did violence break out across England in recent weeks? How well has the Government handled it? What can be done about di
One of the Labour government’s big missions is to deliver clean power by 2030 – so what is its plan for getting there? Nick Butler, a top energy consultant and economist, joins Hannah, Paul and Anand to explain what the
Hannah White
Postdoc researcher · Macquarie University
1 appearance on this show
Anand Menon
Professor of Political Science at King's College London · UK in a changing Europe
1 appearance on this show
Paul Johnson
parishioner, teacher, and past professor at Conception Seminary College · Institute for Fiscal Studies
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Reeves
Finance Minister / Chancellor of the Exchequer · Here Are the Headlines
1 appearance on this show
Hannah
birth keeper, parent educator, holistic Doula · @Hannahmarieartwork
1 appearance on this show
Paul
licensed attorney in California and Tennessee · Green Gorilla Automation
1 appearance on this show
Nick Butler
top energy consultant and economist · Next Step Recovery Housing
1 appearance on this show
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