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188. How Politics is Bankrupting Britain

188. How Politics is Bankrupting Britain

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Why is the OBR warning that the UK is heading towards fiscal catastrophe? Will Rachel Reeves put up all the wrong taxes in the autumn budget? Are the fiscal rules compatible with growing the economy?




Steph and Robert drill into the UK’s public finances crisis with Paul Johnson, who this week is standing down as the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and has been judge and jury of the nation’s Chancellors since 2011.




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188. How Politics is Bankrupting Britain

188. How Politics is Bankrupting Britain

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