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Does Trump’s China capitulation mean the tariff war is over? Is the dollar’s safe haven status dead? What does Trump’s coercion of drug companies mean for the NHS? Robert and Steph discuss the lat...

12 Touko 202531min

What does the Conservative Party have to do to be electable? Does it matter whether Reform has absurd economic plans? And why is so much of today’s politics about immigration? Robert and Steph ta...

11 Touko 202541min

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9 Touko 202529min

What are the numbers behind the new trade deal between India and the UK? Have the Conservatives lost all economic common sense? Will it matter to voters whether Reform UK’s economic policies are bonke...

7 Touko 202544min

Do we need to speed up or slow down the transition to green power? Should we have local power for local people in the form of zonal pricing? Are renewables more prone to system crashes, as happened in...

4 Touko 202548min

How the slowing down of ships shows Trump’s first 100 days are not going to plan? Will Mark Carney’s Canadian election forge a ‘coalition of the economically willing’? Is the UK more vulnerable to cyb...

30 Huhti 202538min

Why does the UK have the most expensive energy in the world? Should the places that generate the cheapest energy get the lowest prices? Should the rich pay more for their power? Robert and Steph tal...

27 Huhti 202541min