logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2023
34m 43s

Chorley's Budget Airline

THE TIMES
About this episode

Ahead of this week's budget Matt jets around the G7 to speak to a raft of international correspondents who lay out the economic problems they're facing, and the policy solutions they're implementing. The Times' Economics Editor Mehreen Khan rounds things off by previewing what's to come in Jeremy Hunt's statement on Wednesday.


Plus columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on the resolution of the Gary Lineker saga, the loss of alcopops from the inflation shopping basket and Mark Drakeford's moving speech following the sudden death of his wife.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Yesterday
Another 'Omnishambles' Budget?
<p>Rachel Reeves has told Labour MPs she'll survive Wednesday's budget, and be back for years to come. Is it set to be worse than previous budget disasters, including George Osborne's 'omnishambles' in 2012?</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Ed Vaizey an ... Show More
32m 31s
Nov 24
Is the Chancellor Still In Control?
<p>It’s been a year since Rachel Reeves told the CBI she'd steer clear of extra borrowing or new tax rises. After a weekend spent defending her position, is the Chancellor really in control?</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Seb Payne and Charlotte Ivers ... Show More
30m 31s
Nov 20
Ministers 'Dragging Heels' Over Single-sex Spaces
<p>The Times today reveals the guidance on transgender people using single-sex spaces like toilets and changing rooms. It's been sitting on the government's desk - are ministers trying to avoid a political backlash?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day wit ... Show More
30m 56s
Recommended Episodes
May 2023
A Ron turn: DeSantis’s disastrous announcement
<p>After a glitchy announcement on Twitter, the Florida governor’s campaign is off to a <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-has-little-chance-of-beating-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_conte ... Show More
24m 32s
May 2023
A Ron turn: DeSantis’s disastrous announcement
<p>After a glitchy announcement on Twitter, the Florida governor’s campaign is off to a <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-has-little-chance-of-beating-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_conte ... Show More
24m 32s
Mar 2021
Sunak's spend now, tax later Budget
<p>Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his second Budget this week, tearing up Conservative economic orthodoxy with billions of pounds of spending and tax rises. What state are the UK's public finances in? And will he actually go ahead with planned spending cuts? Plus, we examine th ... Show More
32m 9s
Nov 2022
Jeremy Hunt’s sombre Autumn Statement
<p>The chancellor unveiled a £55bn plan for fiscal tightening this week, with the biggest drop in living standards for 70 years. We unpack all of the fiscal forecasts, tax rises, spending cuts and how Rishi Sunak can navigate the tricky politics.&nbsp;Plus, we also examine whethe ... Show More
39m 24s
Sep 2022
Inflation, the Hamptons and an $800 grocery cart
<p>China’s local government financing vehicles are bailing out cities and provinces that are struggling for cash, and UK prime minister Liz Truss is making a last-ditch effort to convince SoftBank to list its British chip maker, Arm, in the UK. Plus, the FT’s global business colu ... Show More
9m 38s
Oct 2022
The UK tax cut and pound U-turn
<p>The UK government reversed course on a tax cut, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro defied expectations in the first round of election voting, and Credit Suisse is trying to reassure investors that rumours about its financial health are overblown. Plus, the FT’s James Kynge tell ... Show More
10m 49s
May 2024
The issue the political parties won't talk about
<p>After several delays, Brexit checks finally came into force this week - adding cost and delay to how small businesses can get their goods into the UK. It'll see prices pushed up on the consumer's end too.</p><p>But, you won't hear either main party discussing this in great det ... Show More
40m 29s
Jun 2024
The Weekend Intelligence: The state of Britain
On July 4th Britain will have a general election, one in which is widely expected to result in dramatic losses for the ruling Conservative party. If so, it would bring to an end 14 years of Tory rule. It’s been a turbulent period; the twin catastrophes of Brexit and Covid, set to ... Show More
50m 33s