Trussonomics: Is Trickling Down the new Levelling Up?
September 16, 2022
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September 16, 2022
Trussonomics: Is Trickling Down the new Levelling Up?
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<p>The newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, is facing criticism after he <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/09/kwasi-kwarteng-sacking-tom-scholar-chancellor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sacked Tom Scholar</a>, permanent secretary at the Treasury since 2016, and following reports that he plans to scrap caps on banker bonuses. </p><p> </p><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Harry Lambert, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what’s really behind the sacking of the Treasury's most senior civil servant, and Prime Minister Liz Truss’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/09/the-government-is-setting-itself-up-to-fail-on-the-economy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plans to encourage economic growth</a> through tax cuts during a cost-of-living crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Then, in You Ask Us, Rachel Cunliffe joins the team to answer a listener question on whether the police crackdown on anti-monarchy protestors is the result of the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Act.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</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>
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