Is it time for a wealth tax on the super-rich?| Listen on Anghami

Jun 2024

Donald Trump is now a convicted criminal. Do voters care?

The hush-money trial ended with a historic verdict against a former president. Can Joe Biden capitalise on it? David Smith and Alice Herman report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

26m 5s

Jun 2024

How to live to 100

We know more about extending our lifespans than ever before. Afterdecades spent drinking, eating and laughing at people with exercise regimes, what will it take for Phil Daoust to join the ranks of centenarians?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

24m 29s

Jan 2024

Culture 2024: what to watch and listen to this year

Culture critics Peter Bradshaw, Tshepo Mokoena and Gwilym Mumford look ahead to the best of the year in film, TV and music. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

34m 27s

Aug 2024

How Both Ruling Class Parties Use Taxes to Keep Corporations Wealthy

<p>On today's episode Nicole Roussell and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss Kamala Harris's newly released tax proposals, Trump's 2017 tax cuts that will expire in 2025, and the role the capitalist system uses taxes to play in making the rich richer.</p> <p>Professor Richar ... Show More

33m 36s

Dec 2024

What are we getting wrong about tax

Last week hundreds of tractors drove through Parliament Square. It was the latest protest by UK farmers against changes to inheritance tax announced by the chancellor. From farmers’ protests to the poll-tax riots in the 90s, the amount of tax we pay to the government churns up in ... Show More

37m 23s

Nov 2024

What to make of the Labour government's first budget?

The Autumn Budget was the most significant since George Osborne implemented austerity in 2010. Rachel Reeves announced one hundred billion pounds for infrastructure, forty billion in tax rises and a whole host of policy changes, which she hopes will deliver Labour’s mission of na ... Show More

31m 48s

May 2023

Should The Government Be In Charge Of Your Pension?

Politicians from across the political divide are suddenly very interested in pensions: using people's retirement savings to boost UK growth. Is it a good idea for the government to get involved in managing pension funds? We discuss with our Money Distilled columnist John Stepek a ... Show More

31m 53s

Oct 2024

Can Rachel Reeves deliver a historic Labour budget? – Politics Weekly Westminster

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to Rachel Reeves’s budget. Can Labour persuade the country it is on the right track or will criticism of broken election promises on taxes dominate? Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod. Help support our i ... Show More

27m 19s

May 2025

How Labour plans to ‘take back control’ on migration – Politics Weekly Westminster

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s plans to drastically reduce net migration. Will it work? And how will it land with the public and the Labour party?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

28m 35s

Jul 2025

Grover Norquist Talks Tax Bill in the House

Americans for Tax Reform Founder & President Grover Norquist was called the "father" of the Big Beautiful Bill in a recent Salon column. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, giving his take on the tax bill as it heads back to the House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in ... Show More

9m 42s

Sep 2025

Go, fourth? France likely to lose another PM

An unpopular budget will probably spark the ousting of another prime minister, Francois Bayrou—and with him goes another government. Parliamentary impasse is now business as usual, and voters are fed up. Getting Chinese spenders spending is tricky, so policy wonks are at last con ... Show More

21m 50s

Is it time for a wealth tax on the super...