189. What Would The Outgoing Boss Of The IFS Do If He Was Chancellor?
The Rest Is Money13 Heinä 2025

189. What Would The Outgoing Boss Of The IFS Do If He Was Chancellor?

Why is the UK lagging behind other countries when it comes to our debt and budget deficit? Did austerity help or hurt — and was there a better way? And with major events like Brexit and Covid, was our economic slump unavoidable? Steph and Robert chat with the outgoing boss of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson, for a deep dive into the UK’s public finances. And to find out what he thinks a fair and effective tax system looks like. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: India Dunkley and Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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271.  Youth unemployment - a national emergency?

271. Youth unemployment - a national emergency?

Why are one million young people not in education, employment or training? Is the benefits system part of the problem? Are schools out of date? What’s the alternative?   Steph talks to former health ...

19 Huhti 51min

270. AI minister: How we build a trillion dollar AI company

270. AI minister: How we build a trillion dollar AI company

What’s the point of the government’s new £500m sovereign AI fund? How is the government planning to avert AI Armageddon? Isn’t it time for AI to be permanently in the classroom not banned from it? ...

15 Huhti 46min

269. Monzo founder: AI will kill income tax

269. Monzo founder: AI will kill income tax

Why are governments failing to notice how AI is replacing many jobs now? If AI replaces all or most jobs, how can governments replace all the lost taxes? Who will pay for public services and stop us ...

12 Huhti 54min

268. The price of financial hype

268. The price of financial hype

What’s a ‘finfluencer’ and why are they getting in trouble with the regulators? How much of a problem is dodgy tax advice given on social media? What part does financial literacy play in all of this? ...

8 Huhti 41min

267.  Can AI save the public sector?

267. Can AI save the public sector?

What difference would wider adoption of AI have in our struggling public services? Is it the answer to the UK productivity problem? Why does the government struggle to "buy British" when it comes to t...

5 Huhti 37min

266. Trump Turmoil: An investor's perspective

266. Trump Turmoil: An investor's perspective

A month into the war in the Middle East, what are investors thinking? Are we heading for a global recession? Who is most exposed? What are the options central banks and governments have for getting th...

1 Huhti 48min

265. Are we due another financial crisis?

265. Are we due another financial crisis?

What does Lloyd Blankfein - former boss of Goldman Sachs - think is the biggest threat to financial stability? What did he learn from the credit crunch about dealing with risk? Was the investment bank...

29 Maalis 56min

264. Why the chair of Iceland Foods is not worried about their energy bills

264. Why the chair of Iceland Foods is not worried about their energy bills

What is retail boss Richard Walker telling Kier Starmer to do in his new role as the PM’s Cost of Living Tsar? Why does he want a temporary cap on the profits of energy and oil companies? How does a s...

26 Maalis 43min

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