EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 38 MIN
How To Survive A Tax-Raising Budget
Was the Budget aimed at short-term political survival, or did it form part of a coherent electoral strategy?Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) discuss Rachel Reeves' statement - does it make it more likely that she and the prime minister will stay in their jobs, but more likely to lose the next election? What could she have learned from Gordon Brown's budgets? And does Kemi Badenoch's success in the Commons chamber mean anything in the world outside?Send your questions, comment, voicenotes and weird food suggestions for Polly to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Was the Budget aimed at short-term political survival, or did it form part of a coherent electoral strategy?Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) discuss Rachel Reeves' statement - does it make it more likely that she and the prime minister will stay in their jobs, but more likely to lose the next election? What could she have learned from Gordon Brown's budgets? And does Kemi Badenoch's success in the Commons chamber mean anything in the world outside?Send your questions, comment, voicenotes and weird food suggestions for Polly to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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