How do we turbo-charge Britain’s economy?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner
have been championing growth this week. But will their plans
actually work?


Amol has assembled an expert panel to provide their take on how
to generate more wealth in the UK – Institute for Fiscal Studies
director Paul Johnson and venture capitalist and co-founder of
Lovecrafts, Cherry Freeman.


And comedian Frank Skinner joins Amol with his moment of the week
– watch out for a bonus episode with much more of their chat
coming to this feed soon.


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