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289. Why we need fewer civil servants

Can Andy Burnham’s civil service employ fewer but more productive officials? Is it fair to blame Brexit and Covid for the rising headcount? Is the government buying British the best growth policy? How...

2026-06-22

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288. Which politician is the worst tax dodger?

Should political leaders show us their tax returns in detail? Are the financial questions concerning Farage about tax or something else? Which politicians were careless and which were more culpable? ...

2026-06-18

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287. Dan Neidle: forget wealth taxes, do this instead

Will all the rich people leave if we slap a wealth tax on them? How have plans for a 5% billionaire tax in California gone down? Is tax the best way to redistribute wealth more fairly? Former tax la...

2026-06-15

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286. Dan Neidle: Pubs don’t deserve a VAT cut

Why is cutting VAT for specific sectors a bad idea? Should there be a flat rate on everything, including the things currently exempt? Why does cutting business rates only benefit landlords? Are we kee...

2026-06-11

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285. Can Europe escape American tech dependency?

Why did Nick Clegg quit Meta, and what does he really think about Silicon Valley? Why are tech bosses so greedy? And how can Europe catch up in the AI race? Robert sits down with Nick Clegg (former U...

2026-06-08

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284. Is it time to smash the economic consensus?

Should it be about the pre-distribution, rather than re-distribution, of wealth? Will that create an economy with fewer billionaires? How would it work in practice? Is it even possible given the balan...

2026-06-04

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283. Does the UK need to be rich?

Is the UK stuck in a debt and tax doom loop, and how do we get out? How do we cut welfare spending? How important is it to give regional mayors more agency over tax and spending? And what can we learn...

2026-06-01

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282. Are politicians living in a tax-and-spend dream world?

Are the government plans to help low income households hitting the right spot? Is there too much focus on symptoms and not causes? Could fiscal devolution happen too quickly? Why does the IMF often gi...

2026-05-28

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281. How to tax billionaires

How many billionaires are there in the world? How much has their wealth grown by? Why do lots of billionaires pay almost no income tax? How much of a problem are tax havens? Would a 2% global wealth t...

2026-05-25

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280. Should the government set food prices?

Would a voluntary agreement between supermarket bosses and the Chancellor to cap the prices of food basics help those struggling on low incomes? Is the biggest threat to the UK now higher inflation or...

2026-05-21

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279. Why SMEs want more than verbal enthusiasm from politicians

Is the government doing enough to prioritise British SMEs in its defence spending plans? Should price always come first or should more expensive British made goods be the priority? Or are we in danger...

2026-05-18

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278. Can any Starmer rival rescue the economy?

Has Labour got what it takes to deliver growth? Is a change in leadership going to help? How might Rayner, Burnham or Streeting fair against the bond markets? Could a plan to shift the tax burden away...

2026-05-13

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277. How to make green energy a vote winner

Why is the UK’s energy pricing system so broken? Why must the transition to green energy be accelerated? And how can we make clean, renewable power the most affordable option for those on low incomes?...

2026-05-11

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276. Will bond market vigilantes see off Starmer’s rivals?

Could the government’s creditors protect Starmer and Reeves, even if Labour is humiliated in the elections? How high are UK interest rates going to rise because of Trump’s Iran war? Has monetary polic...

2026-05-07

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275. The Debt Paradox: Britain’s Hidden Credit Crisis

If household debt as a percentage of GDP is at its lowest since 2002, why are debt charities seeing record levels of demand? Is this a temporary problem because of the cost of living crisis or about m...

2026-05-04

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274. Would rejoining the EU be the best growth strategy?

How much did Brexit cost the UK? Would rejoining make us much richer? And if US managers are PSG players, are British ones more like Aston Villa’s? Robert talks to Stanford Professor Nick Bloom about...

2026-04-30

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273. How angry are business leaders with the government?

How long will Starmer cling on for? Will politicians sucking up to Northerners make any difference to the North South divide? What’s the latest with the Strait of Hormuz and how is it impacting global...

2026-04-27

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272. Is Anthropic holding businesses to ransom?

Is it fair that only some businesses have access to Anthropic’s super-powerful Mythos AI, given its ability to pierce cyber defences? Will OpenAI go bust? Will Demis Hassabis win the AI wars? Robert ...

2026-04-23

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271. Youth unemployment - a national emergency?

Why are one million young people not in education, employment or training? Is the benefits system part of the problem? Are schools out of date? What’s the alternative? Steph talks to former health ...

2026-04-20

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270. AI minister: How we build a trillion dollar AI company

What’s the point of the government’s new £500m sovereign AI fund? How is the government planning to avert AI Armageddon? Isn’t it time for AI to be permanently in the classroom not banned from it? R...

2026-04-16

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