Listen "The UK’s financial headache"
Episode Synopsis
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss how Conservative and Labour preparations for the next election will be dictated by the state of the UK's public finances. Guests: Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Mehreen Khan, economics editor of The Times
Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution FoundationProduction: Ben Carter, Claire Bowes and Kirsteen Knight
Production co-ordinator: Sophie Hill and Jacqui Johnson
Sound: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
Mehreen Khan, economics editor of The Times
Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution FoundationProduction: Ben Carter, Claire Bowes and Kirsteen Knight
Production co-ordinator: Sophie Hill and Jacqui Johnson
Sound: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
More episodes of the podcast The Briefing Room
Why are early career doctors angry?
11/12/2025
Are the old robbing the young?
04/12/2025
What's happening in Venezuela?
06/11/2025
Is there a crash coming?
23/10/2025
Is the UK in a data crisis?
20/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.