
Politics Weekly UK What does Faragenomics look like?
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Nov 3, 2025 Nigel Farage aims for a fiscal makeover, but his recent City speech raises eyebrows with a retreat from tax cuts. The hosts analyze his reluctance to commit to the pensions triple lock and his efforts to woo wealthy voters. Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves grapples with a significant budget gap while considering income tax hikes. They discuss the implications of potential public sector pension reforms and the challenges of balancing short-term relief against fiscal responsibility. The political dynamics within Labour and the broader effects on future budgets are also explored.
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Race Disclosure Risked Amplifying Harm
- Police releasing suspects' ethnicity aimed to counter far-right social-media speculation but risked amplifying race.
- Both hosts criticised the messy communication and potential harms of emphasising race unnecessarily.
Stop-And-Search Debate Reignited
- Calls to expand stop-and-search followed the attack, but hosts cautioned politicians who crafted prior changes now seeking political advantage.
- Kieran noted stop-and-search can reduce weapons but warned political opportunism felt uncomfortable.
Farage Seeks City Credibility
- Nigel Farage tried to trade populist outsider appeal for City-style fiscal credibility by speaking in the banking hall.
- He signalled spending restraint and pulled back from his £90bn tax-cut pledge while giving few concrete spending-cut details.
