Britain’s favourite broadcaster David Attenborough once said: “Anyone who thinks you can have infinite growth in a finite environment is either a madman - or an economist.”
But our political leaders don’t seem to agree. Both our major political parties have made growing the economy a key metric for their success in government.
So what is economic growth? H ... Show More
Feb 2025
Are we falling for the myth of minority rule? With Ash Sarkar
We are living in a time of contradictions.
For the last forty years, our politics and media have been dominated by neoliberal, right-wing voices - yet pundits insist that the UK is dominated by a woke, left-wing elite.
Our politicians claim to champion the voices of the forgotten ... Show More
46m 47s
Feb 2025
Is the Labour government delivering on its promises?
Half a year ago, the Labour Party swept into power with a huge parliamentary majority and Kier Starmer celebrated by saying that the country could “get its future back”. Today, Labour are dogged by low approval ratings, having upset everyone from environmentalists to pensioners, ... Show More
48m 34s
Jun 15
Net Zero Must Go - Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley is a British science writer, journalist, and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics. Follow Matt on X - https://x.com/mattwridley SPONSOR. We’re honoured to partner with Hillsdale College. Learn for free at https://hillsda ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 7
Should we be eating more ‘forgotten foods’?
At least 30,000 of the 350,000 known plant species on our planet are edible, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, but only 170 species of plant are cultivated for food on a large scale. As climate change affects plant yields and disease threatens so ... Show More
14m 42s
Mar 2024
Why Young Men Feel Lost - Connor Tomlinson
Connor Tomlinson is a writer and podcast host at LotusEaters.com. He was a co-founder and Head of Research at the British Conservation Alliance (2019-2022). He published the research paper, “It’s Easy being Green”, with The Adam Smith Institute, which shaped the Nuclear Energy (F ... Show More
1h 2m
May 9
We Speak To Prof Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) On The UK/US Trade Deal…
As more details of the trade deal between the UK and United States emerge, we get a view from the Novel prize winning economist and author, Professor Joseph Stiglitz. He explains to Justin why the deal is a mistake for the UK, why China has a better strategy against President Tru ... Show More
22m 21s