These Times

The Politics of Inflation

Jun 26, 2023

47:43

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Effects of Brexit on the British Economy

3min

The Politics of Inflation

2min

The Troubles With the Inflationary Problem

3min

The Federal Reserve Board's Reluctance to Raise Interest Rates

4min

The History of the British Economy

4min

The Watershed of Callahan

2min

The IMF and the Stop-Start Economy

2min

The Thatcher Government's Response to the Sterling Crisis

2min

10.

The Importance of Fiscal Policy in a Recession

3min

11.

The Importance of Interest Rates in Politics

2min

12.

The Search for an Anchor to Control Inflation

4min

13.

The Bank of England and the Inflation Problem

5min

14.

David Cameron's Speech on Pandemic Preparation

2min

15.

The Politics of Inflation

3min

16.

The Future of Labor in the Economic Policy Framework

3min

With inflation remaining stubbornly high and interest rates at their highest in 15 years, this week’s episode looks at the causes and political repercussions of today’s crisis as well as the parallels with previous governments — from Harold Wilson to Ted Heath, James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher.

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