
The Rest Is Money
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Ep 9090. How Billionaires Think
Robert and Steph are joined by polling guru Nate Silver to discuss how Silicon Valley investors and tech billionaires are a breed apart from politicians and journalists, how they measure risks before making huge bets, and what we can learn from them. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8989. Why are so many young people struggling to get a job?
With joblessness amongst young people the highest it’s been for a decade, Lauren Mistry from Youth Employment UK talk exclusively to Robert and Steph about the disturbing findings of their Youth Voice Census. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
88. Why are Labour drip-feeding us the bad news?
Steph and Robert discuss Keir Starmer’s gloomy speech that set the tone for a ‘painful’ Autumn budget, look at why short selling the stock market isn’t always a bad thing and team up with The Rest Is Entertainment to discover why celebrities are launching so many alcohol brands. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8787. Will Labour Scrap Council Tax?
Steph is joined by economics commentator Grace Blakeley to answer your questions, including what a world without landlords would look like, how Labour might reform council tax and whether community fundraising would help improve local infrastructure. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Becki Hills Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
86. The 'Capitalist Lie': who's really in control?
This week Steph is joined by economics author Grace Blakeley who argues that capitalism is not what we think it is. They discuss whether we really are in a free market and what that means for the government's plans like the National Wealth Fund. Plus, whether there can ever be equality with a two tier education system. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Becki Hills Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8585. The most important Industrial Revolution in history
Robert and Steph are joined by Azeem Azhar, influential tech thinker, to discuss how disruptive artificial intelligence is changing business forever, our need to rethink entire economic structures at the point of singularity and how Elon Musk went from being just another Silicon Valley geek partygoer to the most powerful billionaire in history. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8484. Why inflation hits the poorest hardest
What actually is ‘cheapflation’? Are higher rental costs anti-business? What would happen if we stopped trying to control inflation and just let it run its course? Robert and Steph answer your questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8383. Do the UK riots benefit Elon Musk?
How does hate speech on X impact Elon Musk’s business and why is he suing advertisers? What do we mean when we say that the UK is a “services economy”? Should you pay less VAT in poorer areas? Robert and Steph answer your questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8282. Stock market turmoil: is it time to panic?
Karen Ward, a Chief Market Strategist for EMEA at one of the world's leading financial institutions, JP Morgan Asset Management, as well as a former advisor to an ex chancellor, joins Steph and Robert to discuss turmoil in world markets, whether the US is heading for recession, where interest rates should settle and how to fix the British economy. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
81. Can Starmer’s mission-led government fix the economy?
Mariana Mazzucato, who created the concept of "mission-led government", talks to Robert and Steph about Labour’s five missions and whether they will work, what Rachel Reeves should have done instead of her spending audit announcement and how devolved powers can change a government’s mission. Go to Saily.com/restismoney or use the code restismoney to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 8080. Which taxes will Rachel Reeves raise?
Dan Neidle, the man described as a "tax dodger's worst enemy", joins Steph and Robert to discuss the options Rachel Reeves has to fill the £22bn black hole in the publics finances at her 30 October budget, how to reform our crazy tax system and why the cowboys who devise tax avoidance scams are rarely punished. Go to Saily.com/restismoney or use the code restismoney to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7979. The Plan To Get Britain Back To Work
The number of people who’ve left the Labour force because of mental and physical ill health is at record levels. It means employers can’t hire the people they need, the country is dependent on immigration and the costs of disability benefits are soaring. Former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn has a plan to fix this, which he discusses with Steph and Robert. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7878. What impact would another Trump presidency have on the UK?
How much will a new US president hurt or help our economy? Where will Rachel Reeves find the money to fill an enormous hole in the public finances that she’ll reveal next week? Will her new 'Covid Czar' be able to recover billions from dodgy Covid deals and furlough fraud? Robert and Steph answer your questions Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7777. What do small businesses think about the new worker’s rights?
Robert and Steph are joined by one of the most famous investors in the United Kingdom, Deborah Meaden, to hear about her conversation with Keir Starmer on the future of business, what it’s like to be an investor on Dragon’s Den, and the key criteria she looks for when backing an entrepreneur with a bright idea. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7676. Is Labour's King's Speech bold enough?
Sir Keir Starmer says his big ambitions are to rebuild prosperity and trust. What new laws did he propose in the King’s speech? Will they work and are they enough? Robert and Steph are joined by Alastair Campbell from The Rest Is Politics on a crossover episode of The Rest Is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7275. Bank of England Economist: Interest rates must be cut
Economist and external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, Swati Dhingra talks to Robert and Steph about why she thinks the time has come to lower Bank Rate, the interest rate set by the Bank of England that determines the cost of borrowing and savings rates for all of us. She discusses the heavy responsibility of deciding how much money the British public have in their pockets and discusses where interest rates are likely to settle for the next ten years or longer. The Rest Is Money also examines with her why the Bank of England was too slow to raise interest rates when the inflationary surge began and whether monetary policy can be adapted to meet the different needs of the UK’s regions Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7474. Labour’s first economic move in government
Does capitalism only work if people continue to be poor? How can we encourage young people to contribute to their pension? What do we know so far about Labour's economic policy? Steph and Robert answer your questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7373. What will Keir Starmer do now?
Robert and Steph debrief after an incredibly dramatic week in politics, discussing the new cabinet appointments, what it’s like to ask a question at a Prime Minister’s press conference and how the markets reacted to the results of the General Election. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
72. Polling Day Special: What happens if Labour fail?
How would Great British Energy actually work? Could the Lib Dems become the official opposition? What would Robert and Steph do if they were in charge of the budget? The Rest Is Money team answer the questions that matter, on our General Election special. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 7171. How could our money be better spent within the NHS?
Robert and Steph answer your questions including, how do we measure our productivity in the UK? Why didn’t the Bank of England cut interest rates? How much of what we invest actually come back to the Exchequer? Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
70. What’s Labour’s plan for growth?
How do Labour plan to grow the economy? Would Shein be allowed to float on the London Stock Exchange? Will regulating AI boost productivity without costing jobs? Robert and Steph are joined by the Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds to find out. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6969. Does debt really matter?
Is this the first time since Brexit that the UK has something that the EU actually needs? What would happen if capital gains tax was applicable on all property? Do we need to increase the tax burden by to get better public services? Robert and Steph answer your questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Chris Sawyer, Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6868. Election Tax Special: What do political parties want to do with your money?
Who are the "working people" that Keir Starmer has promised no tax increases for? Would Reform UK send the markets into a spiral if they got into power? How would the Green Party raise money to fund their ambitious net zero pledges? Robert and Steph examine the manifestos and provide answers to the big tax questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6767. The Labour Manifesto: Is it really pro-business?
How can Labour avoid austerity? What are the party’s plans for education? Can Labour position themselves as the party of wealth creation? Join Robert and Steph as they break down the Labour manifesto in this episode of The Rest is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6666. The Conservative Manifesto: what would they do with your money?
What are the Tories planning if they win the General Election on July 4th? Can they really raise enough money from welfare and tax avoidance to cover their promises? What is the purpose behind cutting national insurance again? Robert and Steph break down the 76 page Conservative manifesto to find out if the maths really do add up. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Chris Sawyer, Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6565. Are climate boycotts doing more harm than good?
Are Fossil Free Books right to put pressure on Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh International Book Festival to drop their main sponsor? How do political parties fund their election campaigns? Do high street banks make a profit when the Bank of England put up interest rates? Robert and Steph answer your questions. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6464. How Labour could end the strikes with Mick Lynch
If Starmer and Labour win, how does Mick Lynch think he should fix Britain? Steph and Robert talk with the UK’s influential trade union leader to answer this question and more. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6363. Will Labour’s Plan To ‘Make Work Pay’ Actually Work?
Is Labour’s new 24 page plan too heavily skewed towards workers and leave businesses powerless? Robert and Steph dig into the Labour Party’s new proposal to ‘Make Work Pay’ on this episode. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6262. Is there any money left?
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. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Ross Buchanan Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6161. Is it time for a wealth tax?
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. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Audio Editor: Dan Riedo Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 6060. The economics behind Sunak’s general election gamble with Torsten Bell
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 Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5959. Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist: Are we too ideological about privatisation?
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. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5858. Is ‘sick note culture’ real? Why are living standards still stagnating? Will the UK always be a global economic power?
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. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Audio Editor: Katie Grant Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Neil Fearn, Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5757. How to fix UK growth, why economists fail, and restructuring our economic institutions - Andy Haldane
What’s caused the UK’s growth problem and how can we fix it? Does the UK need more domestic investment? Should our economists be able to predict crises? As interest rates are left unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25%, join Robert as he interviews Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5656. Brexit benefits, accepting failure, and working in James Bond's office - Dominic Johnson: Minister for Investment
Can we attract companies to list in the UK by thinking more holistically? Are there any long-term benefits of Brexit? What's it like working in James Bond's office? Join Robert as he interviews Minister of State for Investment, Lord Dominic Johnson. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 5555. Liz Truss: The Finale (Part 5)
In the final part of her interview, Liz Truss joins us to give her side of the story and discuss the aftermath of the minibudget that ultimately led to her downfall. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 5454. The Liz Truss Interview: Who Killed Liz Truss? (Part 4)
At what point did Liz Truss know her days were numbered? Have politicians given away too much power to the Bank of England? Does she really believe that cutting taxes raises money for the government? Liz Truss joins us in this episode of The Rest is Money, the first of a two-part interview, to give her side of the story and set the scene on the days before her her fall from power. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5353. Founding a bank, fighting for financial justice, and tackling loan sharks - Dave Fishwick
What are the obstacles in creating a new bank? Has banking become unethical? Should bankers' bonuses be capped? Join Steph and Robert as they interview Dave Fishwick, the businessman behind 'The Bank of Dave.' Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5252. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?
How did Thames Water end up with so much debt? Do borrowing water companies serve only to pay their investors? Is this the start of a financial catastrophe? Join Steph and Robert in this deep dive into the water industry as they answer all these questions and more. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5151. Should businesses be owned by employees? - Dame Sharon White
Can you successfully operate a business as a democracy? Does the Treasury have a diversity problem? How can you cooperate with a government that keeps you in the dark? Join Steph and Robert as they interview the head of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White, in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 5050. How they avoid tax and get away with it
What is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance? Could cracking down on tax dodgers be Labour’s key to funding public services? Has Lidl’s expansion come to a halt? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 4949. Who Killed Liz Truss? Death on the Square Mile (Part 3)
After Truss's demise, will any heads roll at the Bank of England? What happened at Jeremy Hunt's first crisis meeting in Chequers? How is the UK still paying the price for this calamity? In the final episode of our three part series, Steph and Robert reveal the lasting impact from this calamitous period and assess how the Bank of England got away with political murder. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 4848. Who Killed Liz Truss? Britain on the Brink (Part 2)
Did the Bank of England commit political assassination? How would the Bank's rescue plan work? What happened behind the scenes at the IMF? The final episode, 'Death on the Square Mile' will be released on Tuesday 16th April. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 4747. Who Killed Liz Truss? Countdown to Calamity (Part 1)
What's the real story behind the financial crisis that followed the mini budget of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? In the first episode of a three-part series, Steph and Robert lift the lid on one of the most terrifying moments in recent British economic - and political - history. Episode 2, 'Britain on the Brink', will be released on Monday 15th April. The final episode, 'Death on the Square Mile' will be released on Tuesday 16th April. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4646. The end of the gig economy’s golden era
Will your side-hustle be taxed? Who will benefit from freeports? What does Britain’s gig economy mean for productivity? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4545. Tom Kerridge: How to start a restaurant empire, tackling food poverty, and risking bankruptcy to build a business
Does Britain have a hospitality problem? What happens when your business partners don’t share your work ethic? Does taking risks always pay off? Join Steph and Robert as they interview two-Michelin-star chef Tom Kerridge in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4444. Neuralink: Would you let Elon Musk put a chip in your brain?
How excited (or worried) should we be about Neuralink's first human patient? What happened to Vodafone, a British company that used to dwarf Apple in size? Why are so many UK assets now owned by foreign companies? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all this and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restismoney It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4343. Billionaire or bust? Donald Trump's newfound 'fortune'
EWhat's the real story behind Truth Social's billion-dollar valuation? What does it really mean to be "economically inactive"? Is encouraging older people to downsize their homes the best solution for the housing crisis? Join Steph McGovern and Robert Peston as they answer all these questions and more in this episode of The Rest is Money. To listen to the 'housing special' mentioned in the podcast, it is episode 30 in The Rest Is Money feed. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restismoney It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4242. Mariana Mazzucato: How consulting firms weaken business, the illusion of ‘growth’, and public vs private innovation
How do we get growth back in the UK economy? Why do we need social challenges to interact with innovation challenges? Does the consulting industry infantilise our Government? Join Steph and Robert as they interview economist Mariana Mazzucato in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep 4141. Ban in the USA: Is TikTok's time up?
Why does the USA want to ban TikTok? Should Nationwide's members have a say in its Virgin Money takeover? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Email: [email protected] X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices