116. Are We Sacrificing Growth For Worker's Rights?
General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Paul Nowak joins Steph and Robert to discuss whether the new Employment Rights Bill, the reforms to ‘Get Britain Working’ and the changes to National Ins...
28 Marras 202438min
115. Trump Could Kill The Dollar
Jim O’Neill, the influential economist who created the BRICS concept, joins Robert to explain why he thinks Reeves’s controversial budget could yet be one of the most important for decades, how Trump ...
25 Marras 202449min
114. The End Of The G20?
Robert and Steph discuss their respective trips to Brazil - with the Prime Minister for the G20 summit - and Belfast - for lunch with Hillary Clinton; both of them involving conversations about leader...
21 Marras 202427min
113. Dan Neidle: Labour Put Up The Wrong Taxes
Tax guru, Dan Neidle joins Steph and Robert to explain why the chancellor’s decision to increase employer’s national insurance was such a mistake, how capital gains tax should have been reformed and w...
17 Marras 202443min
112. What Trump’s Economics Means For Us
Steph and Robert discuss how the UK should respond to Trump’s economics, why business is falling out of love with Labour and whether Starmer’s plan for clean energy by 2030 is deliverable or sensible....
14 Marras 202434min
111. What Would Happen If We Didn't Tax Anyone?
The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford joins Steph to answer your questions, including how a taxless society would operate, whether we can get ourselves out of economic mess by making different lifesty...
11 Marras 202441min
110. Will Trump Make Us Richer Or Poorer?
Robert and Steph look at the risks and rewards of Trump’s radical plan to reshape America’s economy, they profile the unconventional likely next Treasury Secretary in a Trump administration, they expl...
8 Marras 202433min
109. How Can We Make Taxes Pay?
What do beards, bachelors and windows have in common? Financial Times Columnist, Tim Harford takes us on a tax tour. And with £40 billion pounds worth of tax rises coming our way, Tim chats to Steph a...
7 Marras 202443min
