Are thousands of kids really living in poverty?
The Chancellor laid our her plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap in the Budget last week. Previously Rachel Reeves and the Prime Minister were against lifting the cap, but pressure from Reform and...
8 Joulu 20259min
Christopher Snowdon: the truth about Ozempic, obesity & the NHS
Lifestyle economist Christopher Snowdon joins Michael Simmons to explore how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could reshape health, policy and the economy. From the WHO’s call for mass production to fla...
5 Joulu 202523min
Rachel Reeves’s Budget is a shambles
As Budget days go, today was unprecedented. The complete list of measures announced by Rachel Reeves – along with their costings and economic impacts – was leaked by the Office for Budget Responsibili...
26 Marras 202523min
Benjamin Disraeli to Rachel Reeves – how each Chancellor drank their way through the Budget
Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her budget this Wednesday. Throughout the years, the only person permitted to drink inside the House of Commons is the Chancellor. What has been the tipple of choice fo...
24 Marras 202534min
Why British business is doomed to fail - and how to fix it | Entrepreneur Luke Johnson
Entrepreneur and investor Luke Johnson joins Michael Simmons to discuss what is going wrong for Britain's business. From soaring taxes and the Employment Rights Bill to net-zero regulation, planning f...
22 Marras 202528min
Rory Sutherland: Britain isn’t working – here’s how to fix it
Advertising legend and Spectator columnist Rory Sutherland joins Michael Simmons to explain why he thinks Britain’s economic problem isn’t income, tax rates or even inequality — it’s property, rent ex...
17 Marras 202530min
Datageddon: Britain's stats have become dangerously unreliable
Britain is facing a quiet crisis — its data is breaking down, and the government’s numbers are increasingly unreliable.In this episode of Reality Check, economics editor Michael Simmons asks what happ...
11 Marras 202512min
Is Brexit to blame for Britain’s economic doom loop?
Rachel Reeves is preparing for her first major Budget – but is Brexit really to blame for Britain’s black hole?Host Michael Simmons speaks to independent economist Julian Jessop about the OBR’s produc...
4 Marras 202521min
