Episodes
Larry Elliott and Jackie Ashley join Tom Clark and Aditya Chakrabortty for a review of George Osborne's autumn statement on the British economy
Published 11/29/11
Deborah Hargreaves of the High Pay Commission discusses her report on the inequality of salaries in Britain with the Guardian's City editor Jill Treanor
Published 11/22/11
Katie Allen, Dan Milmo and Giles Tremlett discuss stark youth unemployment figures. Plus we ask whether austerity is working in Ireland
Published 11/16/11
John Hooper and Larry Elliott on how Italy became the latest EU economy to face attack on the bond markets and economist Robert H Frank discusses his new book The Darwin Economy
Published 11/09/11
Sheldon Garon, author of Beyond Our Means and an economic historian at Princeton University, on why the UK and the US stopped saving and started spending in the second half of the 20th century
Published 11/02/11
Larry Elliott, David Gow and Jill Treanor examine the three major issues on the table this week: Greece, European banks and the EU bailout fund
Published 10/25/11
Danny Dorling discusses his new book Fair Play and how its arguments can inspire those who are protesting against wealth inequality in London
Published 10/19/11
The European Financial Stability Facility is the bailout fund that the EU is hoping will be large enough to stave off the debt crisis in the continent. But as David Cameron calls for a big 'bazooka' to tackle debt we investigate ways of enlarging the fund
Published 10/14/11
Jonathan Freedland, Mike Cherry of the Federation of Small Businesses and Tim Leunig of Centre Forum discuss the chancellor's plans to get money flowing to small businesses, announced in his speech to Conservative party conference
Published 10/04/11
The financial crisis proved terminal for Labour's 13-year run in office. As the party gathers for its autumn conference, its main objective is to regain the trust of voters on the economy. Tom Clark hears from delegates, commentators and economists in Liverpool
Published 09/26/11
Guardian experts discuss the global financial crisis; Italy's downgraded credit rating; and baby-boomers' toxic legacy for younger generations. With Jon Henley
Published 09/21/11
A blueprint for a new banking system, or a huge opportunity missed? Aditya Chakrabortty, Jill Treanor and Nils Pratley discuss the long-awaited Vickers report into the reform of Britain's financial sector
Published 09/13/11
Markets have been in turmoil for days as central banks and politicians struggle to maintain confidence in major economies. Larry Elliott, Sukhdev Johal and Dominic Rushe discuss whether the world economy can avoid another crash
Published 08/10/11
A deal in Washington to raise the borrowing limit of the United States government has averted a major crisis, but has the damage to American credibility already been done? Nils Pratley, Peter Beaumont and Richard Adams discuss
Published 08/03/11
Britain's economy is struggling, the eurozone is lurching from one crisis to the next and the US is threatened with a credit rating downgrade. Julian Glover, Larry Elliott and Nick Pearce discuss how policymakers should react
Published 07/28/11
The US government is running out of time to agree an extension to its borrowing limit. But has the damage to the country's credit rating already been done? Larry Elliott, Richard Adams and Dean Baker discuss
Published 07/20/11
Goldman Sachs survived the financial crisis as many of its competitors on Wall Street collapsed. But how? William Cohan and Nils Pratley discuss the giant among investment banks and how it has remained at the top for so long
Published 07/13/11
The Greek debt crisis could turn into a European banking crisis, according to some economists. But is there any solution to the conundrum that protects living standards and pacifies the markets? With Martin Kettle, Phillip Inman, Aris Chatzistefanou and Aditya Chakrabortty
Published 07/06/11
As many household names in retail go out of business, we look at the future of the UK high street. Plus economist Ahmed Rahman on his quest for a 'unified growth theory'
Published 06/29/11
The Greek debt crisis worsens as ratings agencies threaten further downgrades. Plus Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss their new book Poor Economics
Published 06/22/11
Is British society fair? And if it's not - is it time to get angry? We take a look at the pay gap as inflation leaves those at the bottom struggling. And the film industry takes on the financial crisis
Published 06/16/11
What do India's writers think about its role as a new superpower? Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to Arundhati Roy and Siddhartha Deb
Published 06/08/11
Can we increase social mobility by reforming internships, or should they simply be abolished? Aditya Chakrabortty is joined by Ross Perlin, author of Intern Nation
Published 06/01/11
Social networking companies are becoming hot property. But does their high valuation indicate a new dotcom bubble? Plus: we examine the candidates vying to become the new head of the IMF; and a new hip-hop track charting the battle between Hayek and Keynes
Published 05/25/11
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest and the future of the IMF; Japan's economic recovery; and Google's chief economist Hal Varian on how the spread of information can prevent banking crises
Published 05/18/11