Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

The Bank of England in London at nighttime.
Podcast

Rishi Sunak counts the costs

The Guardian’s Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to discuss what options – if any – Rishi Sunak has to sort out rising interest rates.

The prime minister has been trying to fend off a barrage of bad economic news – but what can he actually do about stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates, and a predicted surge in mortgage payments? The Guardian’s City Editor Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to see what options – if any – Sunak has available.

Whatever the cause might be for the UK’s economic woes, don’t mention the B word. But is Brexit to blame? As the seventh anniversary of the 2016 referendum result passes, the podcast team check in on how leaving the EU has worked out.

PLUS: Is there a way out of the political stalemate in Northern Ireland?

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Public finances Brexit Devolution
Keywords
Public spending Economy Withdrawal Agreement Trade Northern Ireland protocol The union Intergovernmental relations
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Political party
Conservative
Position
Prime minister
Administration
Sunak government Johnson government May government
Department
Number 10 HM Treasury Northern Ireland Office
Devolved administration
Northern Ireland executive
Legislature
Northern Ireland assembly
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Chris Heaton-Harris
Publisher
Institute for Government

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