Why has the UK workforce shrunk by half a million people post-COVID? Do UK businesses need better managers? How do we restore faith in democracy in the UK and abroad? This week Robert is joined by Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, to answer all these questions and more.
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58. Is ‘sick note culture’ real? Why are living standards still stagnating? Will the UK always be a global economic power?

Robert Peston and Steph McGovern follow the money to bring you insightful stories from the world of business and finance. 

Who’s making money and who’s spending it? Who’s investing, and who’s innovating? How will AI affect the way we work and why are Saudi Arabia buying up sport? How can the UK economy recover its productivity and adapt for the future?

Steph and Robert tap their extensive business contacts to answer these questions and decode the jargon to help make sense of the financial world.

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Head of the IFS, Paul Johnson, joins Steph and Robert on this episode of The Rest is Money. Will the next government have to increase taxes? Will growth and productivity improve? What is within the next Chancellor’s power to change? Listen as we answer all these questions and more.

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62. Is there any money left?

Where will the Treasury find £10 billion for infected blood victims? How do you actually question and challenge business leaders and politicians? And is is true that we're running out of cocoa?  Join Steph and Robert as they answer all these questions and more on this episode of The Rest is Money. 

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61. Is it time for a wealth tax?

What are the implications of lower inflation for a general election? In a globalised economy, do we really have control of our prices as a country? And with lower inflation will we see some relief on interest rates? Robert and Steph are joined by Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, to answer all these questions and more

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60. The economics behind Sunak’s general election gamble with Torsten Bell

Is happiness correlated with GDP? Are Gen Z richer than their parents? Could Modern Monetary Theory ever be implemented? Robert is joined by Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, to answer all these questions and more.

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58. Is ‘sick note culture’ real? Why are living standards still stagnating? Will the UK always be a global economic power?

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