Where’s the money coming from?

In an interview with Nick on Radio 4’s Today this week, shadow
chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined how Labour would try to plug
the gap in NHS funding. The interview raised big political and
economic questions about the state of the nation’s finances ahead
of the next general election.


In The Today Podcast this week, Nick reflects on that interview
and why the economic credibility of opposition parties can win or
lose elections.


Former chancellor Philip Hammond lifts the curtain on his time in
the Treasury and tells us why it is not easy to be honest about
the state of public spending.


And Bloomberg’s head of economics and politics, former BBC
economics editor Stephanie Flanders, challenges Nick on whether
the media are asking politicians the right questions on the
economy.


Plus Newsnight host Kirsty Wark pops in to give us her moment of
the week – and talk about Netflix’s Prince Andrew drama ‘Scoop’.


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both
presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most
influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor
for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s
also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has
presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s
political editor for ten years before that and also previously
worked as ITV’s political editor.


The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producers are Hazel
Morgan and Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The
executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from
Jonny Hall and digital production from Elliot Ryder.