230. Dan Neidle on how Reeves’ tax reforms will work
Why wasn’t the chancellor more radical? How will the new mileage tax for electric vehicles be collected? Is the new mansion tax fair? Robert and Steph deconstruct the budget with tax expert Dan Ne...
1 Joulu 202542min
229. BUDGET BONUS: Did the Treasury Lie?
Why did the Chancellor and Treasury suggest the public finances are a disaster when they weren’t? Why did the Office for Budget Responsibility call them out? What is the true story behind the income ...
29 Marras 202537min
228. BUDGET SPECIAL: Where's The Growth?
Do Reeves’s budget sums add up? Who will be hurt by her tax rises? And has she put saving her job above reviving the economy? Steph and Robert discuss. Find out how Google AI is helping fuel th...
27 Marras 202540min
227. How Economics Can Stop Us Making Stupid Choices
How can governments and businesses nudge us to change our behaviour? Are we too easily manipulated by the private sector? How do we design economic policy for the real world, not mythical perfect mark...
24 Marras 202539min
226. Will Labour’s Mansion Tax Backfire?
Will growth and savings be hurt by pension tax changes in the budget? Will the property market be whacked by plans to tax high value properties? How will they police a mileage tax on electric cars? ...
20 Marras 202540min
225. How Damaged Is Reeves By Budget Chaos?
Why have investors turned against Reeves and Starmer? Was the u-turn on the income tax rise bad economics and bad politics? How will the budget raise the £25bn still needed? Robert and Steph discu...
17 Marras 202533min
224. Would Ousting Starmer Risk Economic Meltdown?
How much will a political coup against the Prime Minister affect the confidence of UK investors? Are Reform capitalising on Rachel Reeves’ negativity? Can the Treasury find enough money to solve the n...
13 Marras 202541min
223. Is The AI Boom Like 1929 Or The Dot Com Bubble?
What does the 1929 crash teach us about now? Is the AI boom as dangerous as the Great Crash? If it goes pop, what will we be left with? Robert speaks to Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times columnis...
10 Marras 202536min
