66. The Conservative Manifesto: what would they do with your money?
What are the Tories planning if they win the General Election on July 4th? Can they really raise enough money from welfare and tax avoidance to cover their promises? What is the purpose behind cutting...
12 Juni 202445min
65. Are climate boycotts doing more harm than good?
Are Fossil Free Books right to put pressure on Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh International Book Festival to drop their main sponsor? How do political parties fund their election campaigns? Do high str...
9 Juni 202436min
64. How Labour could end the strikes with Mick Lynch
If Starmer and Labour win, how does Mick Lynch think he should fix Britain? Steph and Robert talk with the UK’s influential trade union leader to answer this question and more. Sign up to our newslett...
5 Juni 202451min
63. Will Labour’s Plan To ‘Make Work Pay’ Actually Work?
Is Labour’s new 24 page plan too heavily skewed towards workers and leave businesses powerless? Robert and Steph dig into the Labour Party’s new proposal to ‘Make Work Pay’ on this episode. Sign up t...
2 Juni 202448min
62. Is there any money left?
Head of the IFS, Paul Johnson, joins Steph and Robert on this episode of The Rest is Money. Will the next government have to increase taxes? Will growth and productivity improve? What is within the ne...
29 Maj 202452min
61. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Where will the Treasury find £10 billion for infected blood victims? How do you actually question and challenge business leaders and politicians? And is is true that we're running out of cocoa? Join ...
26 Maj 202441min
60. The economics behind Sunak’s general election gamble with Torsten Bell
What are the implications of lower inflation for a general election? In a globalised economy, do we really have control of our prices as a country? And with lower inflation will we see some relief on ...
22 Maj 202450min
59. Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist: Are we too ideological about privatisation?
Is happiness correlated with GDP? Are Gen Z richer than their parents? Could Modern Monetary Theory ever be implemented? Robert is joined by Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, to answer all these ...
19 Maj 202450min
