101. How Rachel Reeves Will Re-Write Fiscal Rules
What options does Rachel Reeves have to allow for more investment, how can we be more productive as a service economy and does the NHS have a management problem? Steph and Robert answer your questions...
13 Okt 202436min
100. John McDonnell's Alternative Autumn Budget
Robert and Steph are joined by former Shadow Chancellor of The Exchequer, John McDonnell, to discuss what he thinks Rachel Reeves should and shouldn't do in the upcoming budget, how child poverty shou...
9 Okt 202441min
99. How To Stop Big Tech Damaging Mental Health
Robert speaks to economist Danny Blanchflower about the surge in mental ill-health among young people, which his global research shows is linked to the proliferation of smart phones since 2014. As a f...
6 Okt 202432min
98. Why Reeves Is Struggling To Find Taxes
Robert and Steph discuss how changing pensions tax relief in Rachel Reeves’s budget could lead to strikes by public sector workers, why putting up capital gains tax rates may see less money raised by ...
2 Okt 202434min
97. The Economics of Happiness
Robert and Steph are joined by Lord Richard Layard, a 90 year old economist who has dedicated his life to researching and encouraging politicians to consider the happiness of their populations when ta...
29 Sep 202432min
96. Will The Autumn Budget Cure Our Blues?
Robert and Steph discuss how the Treasury can encourage more investment to fix the economy and public services, why the Bank of England didn’t cut interest rates and isn’t doing more to stimulate grow...
25 Sep 202431min
95. The Children's Homes Scandal: Part Two
Robert and Steph catch up after the huge response we’ve had to the Children’s Services special episode and ask the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Philipson, how she intends to fix the shock...
22 Sep 202441min
94. How To Fix Education
Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson tells us her plans to solve: the skills gap, teacher’s pay needs, early years childcare provision, further education underfunding, the rising deman...
18 Sep 202443min
