The Rest Is Money
Robert Peston and Steph McGovern follow the money to bring you insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Who’s making money and who’s spending it? Who’s investing, and who’s innovating? How will AI affect the way we work and why are Saudi Arabia buying up sport? How can the UK economy recover its productivity and adapt for the future? Steph and Robert tap their extensive business contacts to answer these questions and decode the jargon to help make sense of the financial world.
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May 29, 2024 • 52 mins
Head of the IFS, Paul Johnson, joins Steph and Robert on this episode of The Rest is Money. Will the next government have to increase taxes? Will growth and productivity improve? What is within the next Chancellor’s power to change? Listen as we answer all these questions and more.
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May 26, 2024 • 41 mins
Where will the Treasury find £10 billion for infected blood victims? How do you actually question and challenge business leaders and politicians? And is is true that we're running out of cocoa? Join Steph and Robert as they answer all these questions and more on this episode of The Rest is Money.
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May 22, 2024 • 50 mins
What are the implications of lower inflation for a general election? In a globalised economy, do we really have control of our prices as a country? And with lower inflation will we see some relief on interest rates? Robert and Steph are joined by Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, to answer all these questions and more
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May 19, 2024 • 50 mins
Is happiness correlated with GDP? Are Gen Z richer than their parents? Could Modern Monetary Theory ever be implemented? Robert is joined by Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, to answer all these questions and more.
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Why has the UK workforce shrunk by half a million people post-COVID? Do UK businesses need better managers? How do we restore faith in democracy in the UK and abroad? This week Robert is joined by Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, to answer all these questions and more.
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What’s caused the UK’s growth problem and how can we fix it? Does the UK need more domestic investment? Should our economists be able to predict crises?
As interest rates are left unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25%, join Robert as he interviews Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England.
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Can we attract companies to list in the UK by thinking more holistically? Are there any long-term benefits of Brexit? What's it like working in James Bond's office? Join Robert as he interviews Minister of State for Investment, Lord Dominic Johnson.
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May 5, 2024 • 35 mins
In the final part of her interview, Liz Truss joins us to give her side of the story and discuss the aftermath of the minibudget that ultimately led to her downfall.
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May 1, 2024 • 44 mins
At what point did Liz Truss know her days were numbered? Have politicians given away too much power to the Bank of England? Does she really believe that cutting taxes raises money for the government?
Liz Truss joins us in this episode of The Rest is Money, the first of a two-part interview, to give her side of the story and set the scene on the days before her her fall from power.
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April 28, 2024 • 35 mins
What are the obstacles in creating a new bank? Has banking become unethical? Should bankers' bonuses be capped? Join Steph and Robert as they interview Dave Fishwick, the businessman behind 'The Bank of Dave.'
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April 24, 2024 • 34 mins
How did Thames Water end up with so much debt? Do borrowing water companies serve only to pay their investors? Is this the start of a financial catastrophe? Join Steph and Robert in this deep dive into the water industry as they answer all these questions and more.
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April 21, 2024 • 50 mins
Can you successfully operate a business as a democracy? Does the Treasury have a diversity problem? How can you cooperate with a government that keeps you in the dark?
Join Steph and Robert as they interview the head of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White, in this episode of The Rest is Money.
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April 17, 2024 • 33 mins
What is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance? Could cracking down on tax dodgers be Labour’s key to funding public services? Has Lidl’s expansion come to a halt?
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April 15, 2024 • 22 mins
After Truss's demise, will any heads roll at the Bank of England? What happened at Jeremy Hunt's first crisis meeting in Chequers? How is the UK still paying the price for this calamity?
In the final episode of our three part series, Steph and Robert reveal the lasting impact from this calamitous period and assess how the Bank of England got away with political murder.
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April 14, 2024 • 33 mins
Did the Bank of England commit political assassination? How would the Bank's rescue plan work? What happened behind the scenes at the IMF?
The final episode, 'Death on the Square Mile' will be released on Tuesday 16th April.
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April 10, 2024 • 40 mins
What's the real story behind the financial crisis that followed the mini budget of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng?
In the first episode of a three-part series, Steph and Robert lift the lid on one of the most terrifying moments in recent British economic - and political - history.
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April 4, 2024 • 28 mins
Will your side-hustle be taxed? Who will benefit from freeports? What does Britain’s gig economy mean for productivity? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money.
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Does Britain have a hospitality problem? What happens when your business partners don’t share your work ethic? Does taking risks always pay off?
Join Steph and Robert as they interview two-Michelin-star chef Tom Kerridge in this episode of The Rest is Money.
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March 29, 2024 • 28 mins
How excited (or worried) should we be about Neuralink's first human patient? What happened to Vodafone, a British company that used to dwarf Apple in size? Why are so many UK assets now owned by foreign companies?
Join Robert and Steph as they answer all this and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Money.
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March 28, 2024 • 36 mins
What's the real story behind Truth Social's billion-dollar valuation? What does it really mean to be "economically inactive"? Is encouraging older people to downsize their homes the best solution for the housing crisis?
Join Steph McGovern and Robert Peston as they answer all these questions and more in this episode of The Rest is Money.
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