In the wake of Covid-19, governments worldwide are spending at levels unprecedented outside of wartime. But ending austerity on the Tories’ terms will not herald a new era of public munificence in the UK, argues James Meadway.
Rishi Sunak has annnounced an extension to the furlough and, once again, the realities of covid have forced the government into another screeching U-turn. Do the Tories still lack a strategy for dealing with the virus? Plus: Trump’s bizarre twitter vids and Number 10’s new spokesperson. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial and James Meadway.
The government have finally made masks mandatory in shops and Britain’s right-wingers are freaking out. Plus: Will the Tories beat Labour to a wealth tax? The UK ban Huawei and the BBC axe The Andrew Neil Show. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial and James Meadway.
Boris Johnson has been forced to make two U-turns this week. Is he a prime minister in retreat? Plus, James Meadway on whether Britain’s record debt will ever have to be paid back. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani
As the price of oil plummets what do ‘negative prices’ really mean? And what do they tell us about what next for the global economy? Also, how high is Britain’s real coronavirus death toll? Economist James Meadway joins Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.
How much of our economy will survive the COVID-19 recession? What will come next? Plus, the government’s testing fiasco, with Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and James Meadway.
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