Politics Unpacked

Go For Degrowth?

Keir Starmer says it's all about growth, growth, growth - but why do some economists and politicians say we're looking at it the wrong way? Ed Vaizey finds out about the radical theory of 'degrowth', and asks whether happiness is a better measure of success than GDP. Plus: Columnists Melanie Reid and Robert Colvile discuss Britain's <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/national-pride-falls-as-britain-redefines-itself-3sdtq979t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">faltering national pride</a>, the crucial role of public libraries, and why <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/the-next-tory-leaders-task-is-to-stop-the-party-looking-so-weird-pkn7ln6m8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Tories are seen as a bit weird</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.