218. How Do We Get Off The Escalator Of Ever Rising Taxes?
Should the budget stop the avoidance of employers’ national insurance by the UK’s highest paid professions? How does the government restore the confidence of its creditors? Are we facing a private cre...
22 Okt 202542min
217. Is Reeves To Blame For The Budget Hole?
How can Rachel Reeves deliver a budget that means she won’t have to raise taxes again next year? What would rational tax reform look like? Should this be the budget when they finally raise fuel duty ...
19 Okt 202558min
216. What Are The Jobs Of The Future?
Why have graduate job vacancies collapsed? How is AI changing how we work? How can companies become forces for good? Robert Peston chats with James Reed, author of Karma Capitalism and chair of th...
15 Okt 202542min
215. How Near Is An AI Crash?
How big is the AI bubble? When it bursts, who will be hurt? What impact on jobs and wages in artificial intelligence having now? Robert discusses with Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View and t...
12 Okt 202541min
214. Are Tory Cuts Credible?
What is Badenoch’s new fiscal Golden Rule? How many vulnerable people would be hurt by their planned welfare cuts? Why would the Tories slash overseas aid again? At the end of Tory conference, Robe...
8 Okt 202546min
213. The Decline And Fall Of The London Stock Exchange
Why don't companies want to list in London anymore? Why is this damaging for all of us? How much will it cost the Treasury in lost tax if companies follow AstraZeneca's example and list in the US? ...
5 Okt 202539min
212. Has Reeves Been Unlucky Or Unwise?
Will any of the schemes and policies announced at Labour’s conference actually much us richer? Will the Chancellor be bailed out in her budget by inflation? How many forecasts does Reeves really need?...
1 Okt 202546min
211. How Should Reeves Fill The £30bn Hole?
What are the tax solutions to Reeves’s budget crisis? What tax changes would encourage growth? Can she afford to scrap the two-child benefit cap? Steph and Robert speak to former Director of Fiscal...
28 Sep 202536min
