Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

America’s Day of Chaos


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The insurrectionary riot in Washington DC has shocked the world. What does it tell us about the fragility of democracies who come up against leaders who reject the rules, fire up popular anger, and trash the institutions that hold up the system? Plus, with the Government still on the back foot over COVID, will the vaccine roll-out lead to some semblance of normality for Britain? And what might 2021 hold for the UK (because everyone’s predictions for 2020 were so accurate, weren’t they)? Paul Goodman, editor of Conservative Home, is our special guest. 


  • “Johnson has pulled off the trick of harnessing the popular anger that’s sweeping the world to a tried and tested political agenda.” – Paul Goodman
  • “The Government seems to be continually taken by surprise by events that seem inevitable to others” – Jill Rutter
  • “There are only two or three ministers who have real experience of running departments. And those who do, Boris Johnson has consigned to the backbenches.” – Paul Goodman
  • “Boris Johnson’s approach comes down to who spoke to him last and how they spoke to him.” – Cath Haddon
  • “Boris Johnson’s government very much had to mind its Ps and Qs with regard to Trump. But now Trump’s going they’ve got no reason to give him a fond farewell.” – Paul Goodman


    Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Cath Haddon and Tom Sasse. Audio production by Alex Rees


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