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Politics Unspun
by Pissed and Political
This is the account for what Somerset Local is calling "Podcast of the Century" - Politics Unspun. We're two economists with experience working in academia, think tanks, the civil service, and the Bank of England. In our podcast we're aiming to deepen the political discussion and focus on policies over party politics. So give it a listen if you even remotely care.* For legal reasons - "Somerset Local" does not exist...
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28. Reform vs Bank of England
I do believe in the central bank. I do, I do.
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27. Wrong U-Turn? The Two Child Benefit Cap Vs WFP
Two children are enough - a middle child's perspective.
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26. Can We Complete an Episode on the UK Spending Review?
Do not take this too seriously. We certainly didn't...
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The News Ep 2: US Credit Downgrade, UK Immigration Policy
The economic consequences of being an idiot.
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25. Can Reform Win the Next Election?
Unspun, unfiltered, and only mildly reworded for clarity...
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The News Ep 1: Trump's Tariff Equation, UK Welfare and More
Trump is the republic...
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24. Is the National Debt Too High?
Who doesn't love a Ponzi scheme?
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23. Will Trump's Tariffs Work?
Varying degrees of no.
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22. Modernising the National Curriculum
Recycling our trauma onto the next generation.
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21. How to Fix a Housing Crisis
Charlie really hates newts.
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20. Should the UK Adopt the Euro?
Charlie attempts to sabotage his future career prospects and drag Jac down with him.
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19. Artificial Intelligence
The longest "I don't know" in history.
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18. How to Model a Macroeconomy
All episodes are wrong, but some are useful.
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17. What is Economic Modelling?
Maybe we do have a career in modelling after all... Screw you Vogue.
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16. The Great Recession
The big short shortened.
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15. What is Trumponomics?
An orange walks into a bar...
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14. The UK Productivity Puzzle
Why be productive when you can talk about being productive?
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13. Autumn Budget 2024
But Rachel... You pinky promised :(
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12. Populism
Lessons in how to be popular... From two guys with three listeners. Hi mum.
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11. Ideology: Fascism and Conclusions
For legal reasons this description has been censored.
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10. Ideology: Socialism and Communism
Oo look at me, I think we're all equal... Grow up.
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9. Ideology: Liberalism and Conservatism
"My idea of a perfect government is one guy in a small room, and the only thing he is allowed to decide is who to nuke" - Ron Swanson
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8. Capital Gains Tax
Set the tax, raise the tax, waste the tax... God life's relentless.
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7. Minimum Wage
Nothing to see here... Just two minimum wage workers seeking a pay rise.
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6. Pensions
Ffs, people are living longer.
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5. Smoking and Obesity
Why smoke when you can drink?
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4. NonDom
Almost interesting.
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3. HS2
Why can't the north have nice things?
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2. Higher Education (Part 2)
What are the three things that need to change about the higher education system? Should tuition be free?.. Still no.
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1. Higher Education (Part 1)
Where did we go wrong with the higher education system? Should it be free?.. No.
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Trailer
In the beginning there was darkness... and Jac & Charlie
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is the account for what Somerset Local is calling "Podcast of the Century" - Politics Unspun. We're two economists with experience working in academia, think tanks, the civil service, and the Bank of England. In our podcast we're aiming to deepen the political discussion and focus on policies over party politics. So give it a listen if you even remotely care.* For legal reasons - "Somerset Local" does not exist...
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