Trendy: Where’s all the money gone?

The state of public finances is dire: government debt is high and so too are taxes. How did we get into this mess and what choices does the next government have?

Guest: Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf

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