Tory Social Catastrophe Looms in Britain

<p>It is difficult to understate the scale of the social catastrophe looming in Britain, with an estimated 45 million people - a large majority of the population - facing being driven into poverty. Just what is the reality of the disaster about to unfold, what will it mean in practice - and can it be stopped?</p><br /><p>We are joined by Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, and Lewis Ford, a public sector worker backing the Don't Pay UK campaign.</p><br /><p>Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWp6ZGdaSnFLTXAyaEpVOFU3cDlQS1FyUXFWQXxBQ3Jtc0trMmxKRVZxQlp1NVpob05LRFZ3VTl3T0JHcmgyamo4Vkh3WV9JV2c0d1JDbDItSlpRUlg0VzdFY1V6VHlZS2Jrb3plUlV3ZmZta3Bfa3g4ZU8tdmRfYnR1bW1OWFNrZmU0Q2FlYVBfOE9jVXNTTVItNA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84&amp;v=G6u_yE8I2Bc" 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>