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Trussterf*ck: Why Liz Truss' Biggest Disasters Are Still To Come
Trussterf*ck: Why Liz Truss' Biggest Disasters Are Still To Come
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Liz Truss has already had the most disastrous record of any new British prime minister: after a mini budget which promised a massive raft of tax cuts to the wealthy plunged the economy into turmoil, she's thrown her Chancellor under a bus, u-turned on her policies and appointed Jeremy Hunt. But Hunt is a passionate cheerleader of austerity and has already committed to spending cuts - after years of slash-and-burn economic policies have devastated public services. Is Truss going to survive - and what does a return to cuts mean for Britain's society and economy?We're joined by New Statesman Senior Editor George Eaton economist and writer James Meadway to talk it all over.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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