178. Sadiq Khan: This Government Frustrates Me
Why isn’t the government honouring its pledge to transfer more power to mayors? Why doesn’t the government do more to attract American talent to the UK? Should the London mayor set rent controls? Rob...
4 Jun 202549min
177. Are Food Giants The New Big Tobacco?
Why is there an obesity epidemic? Are “fat jabs” the answer? How culpable are the food multinationals for making and marketing addictive “ultra-formulated” foods? Steph and Robert are joined by US ...
1 Jun 202543min
176. Trump’s Tax Cuts: America’s Liz Truss Moment
Are Trump’s unfunded tax cuts trashing America’s “exorbitant privilege”? Has Europe stopped being "goodie goodie" and is it at last going for growth? Do Reeves’s fiscal rules hurt her by ramping up da...
28 Mai 202556min
175. Does Trump Spell The End Of Net Zero?
How do we swap out dirty power for clean power in the UK? Why aren’t politicians more ambitious with green energy policies when it’s cheaper than the fossil fuel alternative? Will China and the rest o...
25 Mai 202535min
174. What Is Really Going On With Inflation
Why can’t the Bank of England’s rate setters agree on how to tackle inflation? What impact does this have on business? Should tax breaks for savers be scrapped? Steph and Robert discuss all this, ...
21 Mai 202539min
173. Why Starmer Didn’t Do Enough On EU Trade
How much richer will Starmer’s EU reset make us? Why didn’t he negotiate for goods what he agreed for food? And will his energy deal with Brussels help or hurt British manufacturers? Robert and St...
20 Mai 202529min
172. Is The Treasury Striving For Mediocrity?
Why is Rachel Reeves in a lose-lose situation with UK growth? How can the care sector survive without immigration? How are the world’s biggest retailers responding to Trump’s erratic economic policies...
18 Mai 202542min
171. Will Trump’s Tax Cuts Cause Soaring US Debt?
Can US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, stop Trump trashing the global economy? Do Starmer’s new immigration controls make any sense? And are we about to see an EU and UK revival? Robert chats t...
14 Mai 202542min
