Politics Unpacked

Death & Taxes

When George Osborne promised to scrap inheritance tax on the family home in 2007, it was credited with deterring Gordon Brown from holding a snap election. Could the government afford to abolish it entirely, and is any kind of tax cut really on the cards? Matt speaks to former cabinet minister John Redwood, and former Labour adviser Lord Wood. Plus: Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunak-favours-apprenticeships-over-rip-off-university-degrees-w2cnsc8j0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"rip-off" university degrees</a>, Labour's tangle over <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scrapping-two-child-benefit-cap-would-be-as-reckless-as-liz-truss-says-labour-5kwdfld3j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the benefits cap</a>, and whether we should let seagulls steal our chips. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.