508: We've Fixed The Economy!

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the Spring Statement…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:44] Headlines: What A Bunch Of Anchors

• [8:01] Headlines: The Smile That Says I'm Free

• [13:03] Headlines: Russians Retreat Into Eastern Ukraine

• [16:39] Main Story: Spring Statement

• [21:09] Taxation

• [27:39] Fuel Duty

• [32:17] VAT & Council Funds

• [37:56] Inflation

• [45:56] Outro

• [46:39] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• The Papers

• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free. But why now? And why did it take so long?

• Spring Statement: Key points at a glance

• So how would Heinz rebrand British Gas? - David Mitchell

• Rishi Sunak can’t use contactless

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Rishi Sunak Covid-19 Presser by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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503: Budget 2021, In Review

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Budget as well as fishy goings on and COP26…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:07] Headlines: Kicked In The Scallops!

• [7:12] Headlines: COP26 Beginning Of The End For Climate Change

• [14:14] Main Headline: Budget 2021

• [20:36] General State Of The Economy

• [29:21] Universal Credit

• [36:47] Government Spending

• [42:14] Climate

• [49:32] Quick Polls Update

• [55:23] Outro

• [56:27] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• The Papers

• The Day Today - It’s WAR!

• Talk Radio Insulate Britain Clip

• BBC: Budget Debate

• Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak's claims fact-checked

• UK set for stronger post-Covid recovery, says OECD

• Robert Peston Tweet

• UK can be 'Saudi Arabia of wind power' - PM

• Politico Poll of Polls

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Budget Day by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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411: Budget 2021

Rob and Tom discuss the royal headlines and then dive deep into Rishi Sunak’s latest UK budget…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:52] Headlines: Do One's Duty

• [4:08] Headlines: Queen Won't Mention Harry And Meghan

• [11:31] Main Story: Budget

  • [16:06] COVID Expenses

  • [20:43] Taxation

  • [24:37] Relief For The Arts

  • [28:54] Towns Fund

  • [34:06] Public Sector Pay

  • [44:11] Budget, In Summary

• [45:05] Outro

• [46:11] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• BBC: The Papers

• BBC: Budget 2021: Key points at-a-glance

• BBC: Budget 2021: 10 ways Rishi Sunak's speech affects you

• BBC: Towns Fund: How were the winners chosen?

• BBC: NHS pay rise: How much will staff be paid?

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Budget Day by Number 10 under CC by NC ND 2.0

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