Paying for our old age
In the UK the proportion of the population aged over 65 has grown from 16 percent in 2000 to over 19% today. It’s a similar story throughout the western world as the population ages. That’s seen as an...
3 Juli 202439min
Greens Manifesto: An Opportunity Lost
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay recently launched the Greens Manifesto in the run up to the UK election. Phil and Steve discuss it on this week’s podcast and conclude the one thing that seems to have s...
26 Juni 202439min
The West’s vote on immigration
The UK election debate changed tune when Nigel Farage agreed to stand for Reform, promising to cut migration and rid the UK of all the problems these nasty foreigners are responsible for. Elsewhere th...
19 Juni 202441min
Two parties obsessed with government debt
Imagine if Keir Starmer, the UK Labour leader, had said, let’s not get too obsessed with government debt. If we go down that road we won‘t be able to provide the public services we need, our infrastru...
12 Juni 202436min
Rising margins, higher inflation, lower wages. No wonder you feel worse off.
There’s been a debate brewing post-pandemic about how much inflation has been elevated by companies increasing their margins. The evidence of that is the increased profits, not just in the tech sector...
5 Juni 202443min
Productivity – the election winner that Rishi Sunak failed on
The UK is heading to the polls on July 4th and the Conservative Party is heading for annihilation. Yet, when it comes to espousing sensible ideas from textbooks, Rishi Sunak had the making of a good P...
29 Maj 202442min
Trump's plan. Same old same old, only more so.
Steve is on hols this week, so Phil takes a look back at a couple of Debunking Economics podcasts from just before Donald Trump took office. In many ways he stuck to his promises. He tried to cut immi...
22 Maj 202429min
Should the wealthy get away with less tax?
Should we tax wealth more? The UK’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reevs wouldn’t be drawn o the question at an FT forum recently. She said the UK is already a high taxing country. But around the world the ...
15 Maj 202440min
