About this episode

James Meadway discusses the impact of Starmer's political challenges on the UK's economic situation and the global economic response.

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the political turmoil around Starmer's ailing premiership is affecting the UK’s economic outlook (0:38), and how governments around the world will respond to the current chaotic state of the global economy (7:04). Subscribe to support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Macrodose.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Your pledge is a donation supporting free public education; perks are thank-you gifts for your support. Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at ⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠. To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to ⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠ . Listen to Death In Westminster - a new documentary podcast from Planet B Productions & Novara Media: https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/#the-station

People in this episode

Host: James Meadway

Topics covered

• political turmoil
• economic outlook
• global economy
• Starmer's premiership
• government response

Keywords

• Starmer
• UK economy
• political turmoil
• global economy
• government response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Planet B Productions, Novara Media

Places: UK

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