The price of your food shop rocketed because of inflation and now your mortgage is going up hundreds of pounds because the Bank of England decided to increase interest rates. You might be struggling to make ends meet and wondering why our central bank has made your life more difficult.
Across the pond Donald Trump is putting pressure on the American centra ... 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
Sep 2024
A Fed Insider on the Looming Rate Cut
This month, for the first time in over two years, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates. Mary Daly, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is one of 12 people who will decide how aggressive that cut should be. She talks to Kate abo ... Show More
21m 15s