About this episode

The episode discusses John Healey's appointment as Chancellor and the implications for the UK's energy sector and coffee consumption trends.

John Healey has been named Chancellor as the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, picks his top team. Healey is known most recently for resigning from Keir Starmer's cabinet over insufficient defence spending, but he also previously worked in the Treasury -- from 2002 to 2007 -- on the government's Regional Development Agencies programme. Also, the future of the UK's oil and gas industry has been a hot-topic of late, we speak to the boss of one of the largest energy firms in the country. And are you a coffee snob? Italian roaster Lavazza claims coffee drinkers are buying “less but better”.

Topics covered

• politics
• energy industry
• coffee culture
• government
• Chancellor

Keywords

• John Healey
• Chancellor
• energy firms
• coffee snob
• Lavazza
• UK oil and gas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Regional Development Agencies, Lavazza, UK's oil and gas industry

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