135. China: Business Partner Or Security Threat?
Steph and Gordon Corera, host of The Rest Is Classified and the BBC’s Security Correspondent, discuss the security risks posed to the UK by Rachel Reeves’ new ploy to secure Chinese investment. Also, ...
3 Feb 202536min
134. Will Rachel Reeves’ New Found Optimism Bring Growth?
Robert and Steph catch up after Rachel Reeves’ attempt to bring back confidence in the UK economy. With plans for a third runway at Heathrow, a corridor of investment between Cambridge and Oxford as w...
30 Jan 202531min
133. Will Trump’s Chaos Strategy Work?
Steph and Robert catch up on Trump’s first week back in office. Looking at the likely economic impact of his decisions on mass deportation, the environment, energy and prices. As well as what wasn’t s...
27 Jan 202535min
132. Why Britain Isn’t A “Science Superpower”
Steph and Robert speak to Sir Paul Nurse - Nobel Prize winning cell biologist and Director of the Francis Crick Institute - about how science funding needs to change, why the UK is failing to lure glo...
23 Jan 202550min
131. Why The Stats Behind The Budget Might Be Wrong
The founder of the OBR and now boss of all official statistics Robert Chote explains to Steph and Robert why the UK’s unemployment numbers are so unreliable and why the chancellor should be braver and...
20 Jan 202547min
130. The Brutal Truth Behind Britain's AI Gamble
Robert and Steph are joined by Peter Kyle, the Science and Tech Secretary of State, to evaluate whether the prime minister’s plan to turn the UK into an AI world leader, while simultaneously modernisi...
16 Jan 202549min
129. How Serious Is The UK’s Debt Mess?
Steph and Robert are joined by Dr Gerard Lyons, an influential economist and Bank of China board member, to discuss whether Rachel Reeves is wise to ask China to invest in the UK, whether the Chancell...
13 Jan 202550min
128. Will Starmer Stop Musk's Meddling?
Robert gives us his take on 'Starmer vs Musk' and Steph tells us why she thinks business rates are going to be a big problem this year. There’s also a discussion about misunderstood concepts in econom...
9 Jan 202534min
