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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is Rishi Sunak’s colossal £30bn package of jobs stimulus, training subsidy, VAT cuts and stamp duty changes be enough to stave off a COVID crash? And will his Mega Meal Deal make a difference to the comatose cafe and restaurant industry? Special guest Rupert Harrison, a portfolio manager at Blackrock and previously Chief of Staff to former chancellor George Osborne, joins us to unpick the Chancellor’s summer statement. “Sunak has given notice that he’s turning off the spraygun of business support.” – Rupert HarrisonPresented by Bronwen Maddox with Gemma Tetlow and Giles Wilkes. Audio production by Robin Leeburn.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jul 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How can we make government work more effectively? What are Brexit and the current political tumult doing to our institutions? Is Britain's Constitution able to withstand the strains of 21st Century social, political and technical change? What needs to change in our system of government – and how can we change it?Find out in the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on INSIDE BRIEFING, IfG Director Bronwen Maddox welcomes experts, analysts and special guests for a free-ranging conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.