Institute for Government

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/will-supply-chain-problems-get-worse From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/will-supply-chain-problems-get-worse From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/will-supply-chain-problems-get-worse From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/will-supply-chain-problems-get-worse From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/will-supply-chain-problems-get-worse From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

From disrupted supply chains to a shortage of lorry drivers, Brexit and Covid have combined to cause major problems at the UK border. Nando’s, McDonald’s and the Co-op are just three of the firms to have been affected. As pandemic-related travel problems continue, the true impact of post-Brexit border rules has yet to hit. Full border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will only come into effect later this year, while extensive controls on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may be introduced in the autumn. Businesses and individuals are currently left in limbo as negotiations between the UK and EU continue over how the Northern Ireland protocol will operate long-term. Will border disruption worsen as the year goes on? How ready are business and government for the introduction of new controls? Is the UK’s new immigration to blame for staffing issues? And what more can done to solve existing problems and prepare for further changes. To discuss these issues, we were joined by an expert panel: William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Elly Darkin, Senior Associate at Global Counsel Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation. The event was chaired by Joe Marshall, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

Please note that at 25:24 minutes into the recording, the speaker intended to say "when we went to ADR UK" instead of "when we went to HDR UK". We were excited to announce another online-only Data Bites event.  We took questions virtually during the event via the integrated event chat. Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don’t get the attention they deserve. At this month's event, the 22nd in our series, the speakers presented their work in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker had eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience. This month's speakers were: Ruth Gilbert, Epidemiologist, University College London and Co-Director of the NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit, on the potential for the ECHILD Database to inform policy in health, education and social care Gary Connell, Head of Data Ownership and Data Sharing at the Department for Education, on widening access to, and maximising the benefit of, Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data for England Morag Treanor, Professor of Child and Family Inequalities at Heriot-Watt University, on linking data to better understand children’s lives and outcomes Robert French, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, on data linkage and Type 1 diabetes data for children The event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/in-conversation-with-louise-casey The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the way Britain supports its poorest families – and also strengths. What should the government learn from the last 18 months and what opportunities for reform can it seize? The Second World War led to the Beveridge report and the creation of the welfare state and the NHS; can the pandemic also galvanise radical change? An adviser to successive governments, most recently as the chair of the government’s Covid-19 rough sleeping taskforce, Baroness Casey is now calling for major reform in the way governments tackle hunger, rough sleeping and poverty. She was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government Baroness Casey has previously run the Rough Sleepers Unit, the Respect Task Force and the Troubled Families Unit. She also chaired this government’s Covid-19 rough sleeping taskforce.

The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the way Britain supports its poorest families – and also strengths. What should the government learn from the last 18 months and what opportunities for reform can it seize? The Second World War led to the Beveridge report and the creation of the welfare state and the NHS; can the pandemic also galvanise radical change? An adviser to successive governments, most recently as the chair of the government’s Covid-19 rough sleeping taskforce, Baroness Casey is now calling for major reform in the way governments tackle hunger, rough sleeping and poverty. She was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government Baroness Casey has previously run the Rough Sleepers Unit, the Respect Task Force and the Troubled Families Unit. She also chaired this government’s Covid-19 rough sleeping taskforce.

To listen to the full conversation visit https://soundcloud.com/institute-for-government/in-conversation-with-neil-ferguson As one of the UK’s top epidemiologists and the head of the influential modelling group at Imperial College London, Neil Ferguson has played a critical role in providing advice during the Covid-19 crisis, as well as previous crises including foot and mouth. In conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, Professor Ferguson discussed the lessons he has learned about advising government, the role of scientific modelling in informing decision making and how scientists should communicate with the public. He also assessed the latest Covid-19 data, and what measures may need to be taken in the weeks and months ahead. Professor Neil Ferguson is head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.