How to kickstart the UK economy. With Tim Leunig
Many governments in western Europe are grappling with sluggish economic growth and the UK is no exception. From rising unemployment to weak public finances, the UK economy is in the doldrums and there’s pressure on chancellor Rachel Reeves to fix it. Tim Leunig, a former adviser to two chancellors …
Reeves’ £30bn treasure hunt
With a month to go until the Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to find a projected £30bn to balance the books. And the forecasts are not in her favour, with the OBR’s bigger than expected productivity downgrade dealing another blow to the Treasury this week. So where will the chancellor find t…
To tax, but who to tax, that is the question
With just three weeks to go until the Budget, Rachel Reeves gave a surprise speech to reset expectations on who she’s planning to hit with more taxes on November 26. This has fuelled further speculation about whether the government's central manifesto pledge to not raise income tax rates is now doo…
Budget bonanza: tax highs and growth lows
After months of speculation, predictions and U-turns, Rachel Reeves finally announced her Budget this week. And, symptomatic of the chaos this Budget has wrought, there was one final twist: the entire Budget appeared on the Office for Budget Responsibility's website 45 minutes before the chancellor…
The Housing Affordability Crisis: What Caused It and How to Fix It
What caused the 40% price increase in houses and rents, and what are governments doing to try to fix the problem.Topics covered include:
Why 50% of the global population is frustrated with the lack of affordable housing
How the housing collapse as part of the Great Financial Crisis contributed to t…
Growing, Learning, and Eating Good- with 100 Gardens
Class, welcome our newest Pencil Busters, our friends at 100 Gardens! Co-founder and Executive Director, Sam Fleming, and Education Director, Kelli Howe, join us to share the incredible education and community work of 100 Gardens. Founded in 2011 as a humanitarian aquaponics nutrition program in Ha…
The economic fallout of the Iran war
The US and Israeli war with Iran has expanded across the Gulf. Iran has effectively shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, sending the prices of oil and liquefied natural gas way up. The economic realities of the conflict could pose a problem for President Donald Trump, who was elected in part because of …
#41 The Commish
FBC Commissioner Jim Schindley shares insight on what to look for in a ball coach, rec and private club and how the draft really goes down. Jim is exactly who you want running your baseball club and he explains what makes a good coach, breaks some news on turf fields and explains what happens when …
Reform in hot water … again
Reform’s conference in Birmingham was soured by a Channel 4 News broadcast showing the party's leader Nigel Farage and some of his closest allies in conversations with a man purporting to arrange illicit political donations. Farage says the party has ‘broken no law’ but Reform has launched its own …
US Treasury yields soar
US Treasury yields soared on Wednesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to negotiate with the US, and the FT’s Sam Fleming explains why the UK budget is in a tight spot. Plus, billions of dollars of Rosneft’s foreign earnings were funnelled through a Kremlin-backed money…
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