Is Economic Apocalypse Coming?

<p>Inflation is soaring, a massive recession is projected, and already squeezed living standards are set to plummet further. The strain placed on households - and society at large - is hard to imagine. Just how bad are things going to get? What impact will the policies of likely Tory leader Liz Truss have? Do Labour's answers square up? And what's the real solution to this calamity?</p><br /><p>We're joined by economists and writers Grace Blakeley and James Meadway.</p><br /><p>Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTZIWTdOdU5fWklGMnhMUWM5LVVmRXljMkV0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttT0RJWC1iWUNvR0NkRXRWRTg4NnhlcTZkY3l3UEgzVHdTNld2Y0FQa3hUTHhKVFRab2JXYVFUamo3MzB5R1dnUTJYUmdUMW5hT3pkaWJzTDI2S0NhVmJlQ0lwQVRhbGlCd0lNekhmV0xvaE5jVmNlWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84&amp;v=IZ9pySekJOw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/owenjones84</a></p><p>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> 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.</p>