logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2020
22m 45s

"We Are Starting to Win This Battle" (wi...

bloomberg
About this episode

Mathew Sewell, spinal surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and faculty of recruitment, education and training at the Nightingale Hospital in London, shares his experiences of working on the front line.

But first, Bim Afolami, Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, has called on the chancellor to create a £15-billion Recovery Fund to help small- and medium-sized businesses, which can one day be floated on the London Stock Exchange. He explains to Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing how capitalism can help get the economy back on track.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Jul 4
A Year of Keir: Labour's Scorecard
The UK Prime Minister celebrates his first year in power this week. But what should be a positive occasion has been marred by a humiliating U-turn on welfare. We ask New Economics Foundation CEO Danny Sriskandarajah how the left view the achievements of the Labour government, and ... Show More
15m 39s
Jun 27
U-Turn To Where? Questions for Starmer After Benefits Climb Down
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced into a U-turn on a planned £5 billion cut to disability entitlements, to quell a rebellion from within his own party. John Stepek, who writes Bloomberg's Money Distilled newsletter, discusses the pressure on Labour from both the left, a ... Show More
13m 40s
Jun 23
Emergency Podcast: Britain's Iran Dilemma
The UK says its military wasn’t involved in American air strikes on Iran, although a cabinet minister expressed support for the outcome. With the US now engaged in a conflict in the Middle East, many are asking if there are echoes of the Iraq War, which still haunts Britain's Lab ... Show More
14m 20s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2023
UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden Talks Partygate, AI, and Economic Outlook
UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden speaks with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden at Founders Forum in London, UK.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
7m 27s
Oct 2022
Rishi Whonak?
In his first speech since becoming Tory leader, Rishi Sunak warned that the UK faces a “profound economic challenge”. Faisal Islam, the BBC’s economics editor, is back with us to help profile our next PM and explore what ‘Sunakonomics’ might mean for the country and our finances. ... Show More
34m 47s
Apr 2023
Richard Sharp resigns: The Boris loan and the BBC
Richard Sharp - the embattled, embroiled BBC Chairman has resigned after a report by The Commissioner for Public Appointments found a perceived conflict of interest and a breach of the Governance Code. But this story goes much wider than one man, one job and an £800k loan to Bori ... Show More
29m 46s
Sep 2021
Tearing up the Conservatives’ fiscal orthodoxy
This week we analyse prime minister Boris Johnson’s game on social care reform, what the plan involves and whether the Conservative party and its voters will swallow tax rises. Political editor George Parker and economics editor Chris Giles dissect the details.Plus we look at how ... Show More
36m 13s
Sep 2023
UK chip designer floats on the NASDAQ, a setback for John Lewis and a rise in private Healthcare
All eyes will be on Wall Street this afternoon, as the UK-based chip designer - Arm Holdings - returns to the stock market. Ian King is joined by Senior Technology Reporter, Arjun Kharpal from CNBC to discuss its significance. Ahead of an ECB decision on interest rates today, he' ... Show More
17m 49s
Sep 2022
Liz Truss to be the new UK Prime Minister
The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, will officially become the Prime Minister on Tuesday when she meets the Queen. The former Conservative cabinet minister, David Gauke, shares his view. Russia has announced it will not reopen its main gas pipeline to Europe. Energy analyst from ... Show More
27m 24s
Jul 2023
Can Wes Streeting save the NHS?
In this bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, meets Phil Whitaker, the New Statesman’s medical editor and a working GP, at his surgery in Somerset, to have a conversation chaired by Anoosh Chakelian. They clash over Streeting’s pl ... Show More
59m 16s
Oct 2022
Trying to make sense of the UK economic mess
What's happening in the UK right now has heads spinning around the globe. New Prime Minister Liz Truss is already scrambling to survive. Her new chancellor Jeremy Hunt today brought down the axe on nearly all of her tax-cutting plan after it sent the markets spiraling. To make se ... Show More
54m 56s
Oct 2022
New PM this AM
Rishi Sunak has become the new UK prime minister after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace. In his first speech outside No 10, he said the UK is facing a "profound economic crisis". Adam is joined by BBC political editor, Chris Mason, to get his instant reaction.Today’s New ... Show More
26m 58s