We need to talk about debt
Rachel Reeves travels to the World Economic Forum today to shore up support among CEOs and world leaders in Davos. The chancellor hopes to boost investment amidst volatile bond markets, borrowing cost...
21 Jan 202528min
A second Trump presidency begins
At 12pm ET today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. To mark this historic occasion, we’ve gathered together two of our US experts from either side of the Atlant...
20 Jan 202537min
The Sunday Edition: The cost of being ugly
Today we look back on one of our favourite episodes from the past few months: a deep dive into the economics of beauty, with Tom Whipple.Do looks matter? Pulchronomics, the study of economics and beau...
19 Jan 202522min
AI Very British Revolution!
As a bonus episode, we’re bringing listeners of The Story an episode from the Tech Podcast from The Times.The Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, joins the pod to discuss the British Government's 'AI Op...
18 Jan 202541min
A shaky ceasefire in Gaza
There was widespread jubilation at the announcement that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu's government is still to formally approve the deal that woul...
17 Jan 202531min
What’s behind the rise in knife crime on our streets
Analysis of a decade’s worth of sentencing data across England and Wales between 2013 and 2023 has revealed a worrying uptick in knife crime nationwide. For the first time, the contents of more than 4...
16 Jan 202528min
The Government’s anti-corruption minister resigns
Tulip Siddiq, Labour’s anti-corruption minister, has resigned after reporting by the Sunday Times revealed that she resided in a series of properties bought by associates of her aunt, the now deposed ...
15 Jan 202526min
'We’re praying for mercy here': Escaping the LA inferno
As LA continues to battle its worst fires in history, the political blame game has started, with Donald Trump accusing California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, of caring more about fish than people. We’ll...
14 Jan 202525min
