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Robert Peston and Steph McGovern bring you insightful business and finance stories.Join Robert Peston and Steph McGovern as they delve into the key challenges and opportunities facing today’s business world. From the complexities of tech investments to the impact of political decisions on global markets, this podcast offers valuable perspectives on current financial topics. Whether discussing business funding, economic policies, or corporate strategies, they provide listeners with the tools to understand today’s fast-evolving market.Each episode brings expert analysis on important issues, including market regulations, economic recovery, and the forces shaping the future of work. Robert and Steph bring you the latest insights from influential leaders and top entrepreneurs, making this podcast a must-listen for anyone interested in business growth, financial trends, and the evolving economic landscape.For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
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Jun 12, 2024 • 46min
66. The Conservative Manifesto: what would they do with your money?
Exploring the Conservative Manifesto's financial strategies, tax cuts, and proposals for national insurance. Analysis of sick pay, self-employment, and the Tory party's triple lock plus. Discussing tax-paying seniors, election dynamics, childcare benefits, and welfare savings. Comparing Conservative and Labour party manifestos in terms of length and promises.
Jun 9, 2024 • 36min
65. Are climate boycotts doing more harm than good?
Exploring controversies around sponsorships, ethical dilemmas in accepting funds, financial dynamics of UK election campaigns, impact of Bank of England interest rates on consumers and banks, and the complexities of global politics and cooperation.
Jun 5, 2024 • 52min
64. How Labour could end the strikes with Mick Lynch
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary, discusses Labour's strategies to prevent strikes and improve working conditions in the UK. Topics include fair taxation for public services, job opportunities, and practical solutions for industrial disputes. The conversation also touches on Brexit support, railway system improvements, and the importance of investments in the railway sector.
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Jun 2, 2024 • 48min
63. Will Labour’s Plan To ‘Make Work Pay’ Actually Work?
Labour's new 24-page plan to 'Make Work Pay' sparks debate on worker empowerment vs. business impact. Topics include living wage, zero-hours contracts, minimum wage increase challenges, benefits for day one workers, trade union reforms, fair pay in social care, and balancing regulations for workers and businesses.
May 29, 2024 • 53min
62. Is there any money left?
Paul Johnson, Head of the IFS, discusses the economic challenges and possibilities for the next government. Topics include tax increases, productivity improvement, fiscal policies post-election, wealth inequality, and strategic government planning for growth and education.
May 26, 2024 • 41min
61. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Exploring government funding disparities for victim support, government scandals, borrowing debates, challenging business outcomes, wealth tax in the UK, inheritance tax impact, and cocoa shortages in West Africa.
May 22, 2024 • 50min
60. The economics behind Sunak’s general election gamble with Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell from the Resolution Foundation discusses the economic implications of the upcoming general election, focusing on inflation, interest rates, and living standards. They explore the impact of lower inflation on voters, households' shift towards saving, and the uncertainty surrounding interest rates in the current economic landscape.
May 19, 2024 • 51min
59. Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist: Are we too ideological about privatisation?
Business and economic expert Tim Harford discusses the limitations of GDP as a measure of economic success, challenges in the housing market, and the impact of privatization on utility sectors. The conversation also explores financial structures, modern monetary theory, and the implications of economic choices on global security.
May 15, 2024 • 28min
58. Is ‘sick note culture’ real? Why are living standards still stagnating? Will the UK always be a global economic power?
Former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, discusses the UK's workforce decline post-COVID, challenges of 'sick note culture' linked to poverty, stagnation of wages since 2008, low productivity in UK companies, and navigating economic and political challenges like Brexit and global governance.
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May 12, 2024 • 49min
57. How to fix UK growth, why economists fail, and restructuring our economic institutions - Andy Haldane
Former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, discusses UK's growth issues, domestic investment needs, economist's crisis prediction abilities, and restructuring economic institutions. Topics include tax cuts debate, enhancing productivity, and a financial crisis with government bond rescue plan.
