138. What is Elon Musk really up to?
As Musk continues his hostile takeover of the US government, Robert and Steph look at the impact his dramatic overhaul is having. It sounds like chaos but could it pave the way for a more radical appr...
13 Helmi 202541min
137. Trump’s Trade War: Winners, Losers and The Global Fallout
Robert and Steph catch up after a dramatic week of Trump's trade tariffs and consider their ripple effects across the globe. Will consumers pay the price for an "America-first agenda"? And, is there ...
10 Helmi 202540min
136. Are Labour’s Growth Goals Meaningless?
Steph and Robert are joined by Praful Nargund, founder of the Good Growth Foundation, and Chris Curtis, MP for Milton Keynes North, to speak about Rachel Reeves’s growth targets. They consider what gr...
6 Helmi 202546min
135. China: Business Partner Or Security Threat?
Steph and Gordon Corera, host of The Rest Is Classified and the BBC’s Security Correspondent, discuss the security risks posed to the UK by Rachel Reeves’ new ploy to secure Chinese investment. Also, ...
3 Helmi 202536min
134. Will Rachel Reeves’ New Found Optimism Bring Growth?
Robert and Steph catch up after Rachel Reeves’ attempt to bring back confidence in the UK economy. With plans for a third runway at Heathrow, a corridor of investment between Cambridge and Oxford as w...
30 Tammi 202531min
133. Will Trump’s Chaos Strategy Work?
Steph and Robert catch up on Trump’s first week back in office. Looking at the likely economic impact of his decisions on mass deportation, the environment, energy and prices. As well as what wasn’t s...
27 Tammi 202535min
132. Why Britain Isn’t A “Science Superpower”
Steph and Robert speak to Sir Paul Nurse - Nobel Prize winning cell biologist and Director of the Francis Crick Institute - about how science funding needs to change, why the UK is failing to lure glo...
23 Tammi 202550min
131. Why The Stats Behind The Budget Might Be Wrong
The founder of the OBR and now boss of all official statistics Robert Chote explains to Steph and Robert why the UK’s unemployment numbers are so unreliable and why the chancellor should be braver and...
20 Tammi 202547min
