Weekly Economics Podcast

Kirsty Styles is joined by economist Mary Robertson to chat about the origins of the accelerating UK housing crisis and how we can tackle it. Kirsty also discovers why building societies are called "building societies" and makes some ornithological observations. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Alex Jones Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at: www.neweconomics.org. Music courtesy of Apple; Podington Bear, under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com; and Macaw, used under Creative Commons Licence www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Macaw.

In the third of a special series for the Weekly Economics Podcast, Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Chief Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about our economic system, the difference between capitalism and neoliberalism and how neoliberalism came to dominate modern day economics. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 James Meadway on Twitter:www.twitter.com/meadwaj Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Music by Chris Zabriskie (www.chriszabriskie.com), sanmi (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/sanmi/) and Christian Bjoerklund (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christian_Bjoerklund/) used under Creative Commons Licence.

Who are the winners and losers from George Osborne's latest Budget? Ross Haig talks to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, to find out. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Ross Haig. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at: www.neweconomics.org. Music by Podington Bear used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by HM Treasury, used under Creative Commons Licence https://www.flickr.com/photos/hmtreasury/4724009467/

In the second of a special series for the Weekly Economics Podcast, Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation about how the once obscure ideas of theorist Friedrich Hayek moved from the fringe to the mainstream, ushering in the age of neoliberalism. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Music by Chris Zabriskie (www.chriszabriskie.com) and sanmi (www.freemusicarchive.org/music/sanmi/) used under Creative Commons Licence.

As the Greece crisis deepens, Kirsty Styles chats to economist Olivier Vardakoulias about how we got here and what happens next. We revisit Greece this week following our 2 March 2015 episode, 'Does Greece need a plan B?'. You can catch up or listen again here: https://soundcloud.com/weeklyeconomicspodcast/ep-3-does-greece-need-a-plan-b Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Alex Jones Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at: www.neweconomics.org. Music by Podington Bear used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com

Kirsty chats to special guest Yuan Yang, co-founder of Rethinking Economics, an international network of students campaigning for better economics education. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Yuan Yang on Twitter: www.twitter.com/YuanfenYang Rethinking Economics on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RethinkEcon Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. A special Weekly Economics Podcast shout-out to the Observer's Miranda Sawyer for this lovely review last week: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/14/radio-review-eddie-mair-robert-peston-julian-barnes-beats1 Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Like this week's music? Find us on Spotify: www.sptfy.com/4rg Music by Podington Bear used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com

In the first of a special series for the Weekly Economics Podcast Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about our economic system, the difference between capitalism and neoliberalism and how neoliberalism came to dominate modern day economics. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Music by Chris Zabriskie and sanmi used under Creative Commons Licence

Kirsty chats to special guest Christine Berry, a researcher in the economy and finance team at the New Economics Foundation, about the chancellor's plans to sell the taxpayer's stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Like this week's music? Find us on Spotify: www.sptfy.com/4rg Music by Podington Bear used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Music by Dexter Britain used under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA Licence www.dexterbritain.co.uk

Kirsty and James delve into the Queen's Speech to take a look at the government's plans on tax. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Like this week's music? Find us on Spotify: www.sptfy.com/4rg Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com

Following the first fall into deflation in the UK since the 1960s, Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about good inflation, bad inflation, negative inflation and deflation, and what it all means. Also, some (pre-Eurovision) chat about Eurovision. Recorded Friday 22nd May Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com

Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about the building of the 'Northern powerhouse'. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan. Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org. Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com

Guest host Huw Jordan chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about the results of last week's general election and the implications for economic policy over the next five years. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Huw Jordan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huwjordan Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by Number 10, used under Creative Commons Licence www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov/17490028521

With the election looming, Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about the deals each of the political parties might conceivably do on economic policy. (Recorded Friday 1st May) Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by UK Parliament, used under Creative Commons Licence www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/2700549755/

Special guest Stephen Devlin, an environmental economist at the New Economics Foundation, joins Kirsty to chat about the carbon bubble and the growing momentum behind the divestment movement. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Stephen Devlin on Twitter: www.twitter.com/_stephendevlin Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by zpeckler, used under Creative Commons Licence www.flickr.com/photos/zpeckler/3740470967

Last week the political parties launched their manifestos ahead of the election. Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about the differences between the parties' economic policies. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by Ruaraidh Gillies, used under Creative Commons Licence https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruaraidhg/17192410805

Special Guest Polly Trenow from the Women's Budget Group chats to Kirsty about feminist economics and the gender impact of measures announced in the 2015 Budget. Behind-the-scenes podcast team selfie: https://twitter.com/kirstystyles1/status/586589212268482560 Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Polly Trenow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/polly_trenow Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 Women's Budget Group: http://wbg.org.uk WBG briefing: http://wbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WBG-Budget-2015-Briefing.pdf Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by Jay Morrison, used under Creative Commons Licence

Europe, the EU, the ECB, quantitative easing… this week we take on subjects that are usually seen as complicated, boring or even frightening. Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, to break down the jargon. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Soundcloud image for this episode by Alf Melin, used under Creative Commons Licence https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfmelin/7035825939

Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about last week's Budget and what should have been in it. Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Soundcloud image for this episode by HM Treasury, used under Creative Commons Licence

In a special pre-budget episode, Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, about what will (and won't) be in the budget. Plus, we imagine what Chancellor Meadway would do differently. Jargon of the week: trade deficit and current account deficit Links: Weekly Economics Podcast on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weeklyeconpod Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan Music by Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons BY-NC Licence www.podingtonbear.com Music by Christian Bjoerklund, used under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA Licence http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christian_Bjoerklund/Skapmat/christian_bjoerklund_-_skpmat_ep_-_04_-_the_professors_lab Soundcloud image for this episode by HM Treasury, used under Creative Commons Licence http://flickr.com/photos/hmtreasury/4720955639www.flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/5454805481

Kirsty Styles chats to James Meadway, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation (NEF), about the Institute for Fiscal Studies' report on living standards. — Jargon of the week: Debt and deficit Listener question of the week: Robin Hood tax — Links and reading list: Cribb, J., Hood, A., Joyce, J. (March 2015), “Living Standards and Future Challenges”, London: Institute for Fiscal Studies: www.ifs.org.uk/publications/7615 ONS (March 2015), “Economic Review”, London: Office for National Statistics: www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_397535.pdf Kirsty Styles on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kirstystyles1 James Meadway on Twitter: www.twitter.com/meadwaj Like this week's music? Find us on Spotify: sptfy.com/4rg Soundcloud image by Jason Mrachina, used under Creative Commons licence www.flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/5454805481 — Produced by James Shield & Huw Jordan