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Back to SearchThe TACO president - Why Trump Always Chickens Out
What is it that makes Trump back down? Why is Mark Carney, a former governor of the Bank of England, one of the only ones standing up to him? How str…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Lord Frost wants a Thatcher revival
Does the negotiator of Britain’s exit from the EU accept Brexit has failed? What in Liz Truss’s disastrous mini budget does he still endorse? What…
2 months, 1 week ago
Identity crisis: why the government can't make up its mind about Digital IDs
Are the u-turns on ID cards and business rates bad for the economy? Can the Northern Powerhouse Rail deliver what it’s promising? And why is Donald T…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ignore the doomsayers - the UK is innovating
Why is Britain’s innovation economy is the strongest in Europe? What can the government do to strengthen it further? And can the UK outperform even…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Greenland’s magnetic attraction: why Trump wants it all for himself
Why is the Trump land grab as much about the economic war with China as it is about defence? How is his obsession with Greenland linked to magnets vi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Levelling Up 2.0: What Actually Works for Regional Growth?
Why is Slough twice as productive as Mansfield? What’s the secret to reviving the economy in the North? Can we save the high street in 2026?
Steph a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
2026 Predictions: a bubble bursts, Starmer’s only hope & Trump’s vulnerability
Will Starmer survive? Who will win the economic war between China and America? Is 2026 when hope returns to Britain?
Robert and Steph weigh up 2025 …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
How to prepare the UK workforce when 3 million jobs are at risk
How much should school education be about workplace skills and how much about knowledge? Should businesses be more involved in education? Is the asse…
3 months ago
The extraordinary story of Britain’s first tech titan
Episode 237
Who was Mike Lynch and how did his tech companies make him a billionaire? How did he avoid prison in an American fraud trial when he’d only given him…
3 months ago
What M&S can teach Starmer (Part 2)
How Chairman Archie Norman and CEO Stuart Machin are turning round one of the UK’s oldest and most iconic businesses, and how the government should w…
3 months, 1 week ago