Negotiating Government
Negotiating Government
Podcast Description
Negotient is the expert adviser in managing negotiations between the public and private sectors; we advise clients in both sectors how to get the best results from their negotiations. This podcast explores the strategies and behind-the-scenes mechanics that shape successful negotiations, and the factors that drive the interests of both sides. Our aim is to help those involved in public sector negotiations understand the challenges they face — and how to overcome them to deliver better results for the public.
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Content Themes
The podcast encompasses themes such as public sector negotiations, fiscal policy analysis, and negotiation strategy, with episodes like 'Mapping out the Spending Review' exploring the implications of the Spring Statement on HM Treasury's negotiation approach and topics like the balance between capital and current spending.
Negotiating Government is the podcast about how to negotiate with government, influence public sector decisions, and understand how power, policy and fiscal strategy shape outcomes.
Hosted by former Cabinet Ministers, Treasury officials and senior public sector negotiators, the show provides an insider perspective on how the UK government really makes decisions — and what that means for business leaders, advisers and organisations engaging with Whitehall.
Each episode explores:
- How the UK Budget process works inside HM Treasury
- What the Spending Review reveals about government priorities
- How fiscal rules and the Office for Budget Responsibility shape policy
- Public sector negotiation strategy and government contracts
- Industrial action, strikes and collective bargaining
- Trade deals, regulatory reform and sector-specific tax risk
Whether you are negotiating with the Treasury, responding to a government consultation, managing industrial relations, or operating in a regulated sector, Negotiating Government explains the institutional dynamics and political pressures that determine real-world outcomes.
If you want to understand how to negotiate with government more effectively — and anticipate the forces shaping UK public policy — this podcast provides practical insight grounded in first-hand experience at the highest levels of government.
Why does UK infrastructure cost so much — and why do major projects so often face delays, redesigns and spiralling budgets?
In this episode of Negotiating Government, David Gauke is joined by John Hall, former Treasury and Department of Health official, to examine what sits behind the UK’s infrastructure challenges and what government and the private sector can do differently.
They explore the impact of stop-start investment, planning and consenting delays, skills and supply-chain constraints, weak public-sector client capability and the difficulty of maintaining a credible long-term infrastructure pipeline.
From HS2 and nuclear power to hospitals, rail electrification and energy infrastructure, the discussion looks beyond individual projects to the decisions, incentives and negotiations that determine whether major investment succeeds or fails.
For businesses working with government, there is also a wider lesson: rather than simply asking for more funding or greater certainty, companies need to understand government’s objectives, engage earlier, make the commercial realities clear and put forward propositions that help both sides manage risk and deliver better outcomes.
About the Podcast
Negotient is the expert adviser in managing negotiations between the public and private sectors; we advise clients in both sectors how to get the best results from their negotiations. This podcast explores the strategies and behind-the-scenes mechanics that shape successful negotiations, and the factors that drive the interests of both sides. Our aim is to help those involved in public sector negotiations understand the challenges they face — and how to overcome them to deliver better results for the public.
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