Serious Danger 31: Flag Hags & Inflation Floozies (ft. Alison Pennington)
Tom, Alison and Emerald run their flag takes up the flag pole. This week Tom is joined by co-host Alison Pennington, Senior Economist at the Centre for Future Work. Alison gives her read on the Greens (13:55), before they delve into the economy (22:35) - inflation, recession, wages, interest rates, and just how screwed are we? Finally, a call to action (1:15:42).
Links -
Follow Alison Pennington on @ak_pennington
Check out the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work here:
https://australiainstitute.org.au/about/branch/centre-for-future-work/
Jim Stanford’s Debunking video on the current inflation crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DgwM7nruQg
Benjamin Clark’s piece on reforming the RBA: https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/06/20/sally-mcmanus-reserve-bank-board/
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Check out Tom’s stand up special for the BBC, “Solastalgia” here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018nhw
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