Politics Unpacked

Is Britain Skint?

A decade of low economic growth has seen Britain fall behind it's wealthy counterparts, and nations like Poland and South Korea are set to become richer than the UK within the decade. How has Britain become so poor, and what can be done about it? Patrick asks the experts, and speaks to a former MP in the American deep-south to find out. Plus John Stevens and Jane Merrick discuss whether <a href="boilers are the new front in green politics, " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">boilers are the new front in green politics, </a>the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nadine-dorries-by-election-starmer-urged-to-drop-eco-mob-candidate-89lpnvfl0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greenpeace activist standing for Labour</a> and the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/revealed-the-new-beach-etiquette-rules-to-abide-by-this-summer-h5frwwpx8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rules of etiquette on the beach</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.

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.