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The CapitalistDespatch: How Labour took your jobLabour’s economic policies are hitting Britain’s job market hard — from higher National Insurance and rising minimum wages to new employment regulations that make hiring riskier and more expensive. Joseph Dinnage, deputy editor of CapX, examines the latest data on job losses, recruitment slumps, and the growing costs facing small businesses, and warns of the impact on graduates, hospitality, and the wider economy.Despatch highlights the best writing from CapX, read by an automated voice, and is produced by the team behind The Capitalist.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart...
2025-08-1508 minThe CapitalistIs America breaking the world’s economy?With Donald Trump threatening sweeping new tariffs on the EU, the European Commission warns that transatlantic trade could become “almost impossible” — a shock that would rattle supply chains and plunge business leaders into uncertainty. As economic forecasters grapple with volatility in Washington, we ask: is America heading for Reagan-style renewal or Carter-era stagflation? Back in Britain, Kemi Badenoch has sounded the alarm over spiralling welfare costs, warning that the UK is turning into a “welfare state with an economy attached.” Can the system be reformed to encourage work and protect the public finances? CapX editor...
2025-07-1634 minThe CapitalistFrom Beijing to Bangalore: A New Economic Order?As Chancellor Rachel Reeves treads a delicate path in Washington, Britain finds itself caught between diplomacy and hard economics — will tariff relief be enough to steady the ship? Meanwhile, Apple’s dramatic pivot to India signals just how deeply Trump’s sweeping trade war is reshaping global business. Could a world less reliant on Beijing ultimately emerge stronger — or simply more fragmented? And with the IMF slashing global growth forecasts, are we witnessing the first signs of a smaller, slower, more isolated future? CapX’s deputy editor Joseph Dinnage is joined by James Boys from UCL and commentator Matthew Stadlen to...
2025-04-2928 minThe CapitalistEconomic Nostalgia vs. the Hard Work of GrowthA dramatic Saturday recall of Parliament delivers a last-minute reprieve for British Steel — but is it a genuine industrial strategy, or just another short-term fix? Meanwhile in Washington, President Trump promised to revive American manufacturing. But can you really rebuild the past — or is this economic cosplay doomed to fail? Broadcaster Albie Amankona and the IEA’s Daniel Freeman join CapX’s Marc Sidwell to ask a vital question — can Britain resist the noise and rediscover the quiet power of centre-right pragmatism?Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subs...
2025-04-1533 minThe CapitalistDespatch: Imagine a Britain where you can just do thingsIs Britain losing its edge? While US entrepreneurs are launching rockets, breaking the sound barrier, and rewriting the rules of innovation, the UK is stuck in a cycle of red tape and hesitation. Ross Kempsell, member of the House of Lords, delivers sharp, no-nonsense analysis on why Britain must embrace a bold, founder-first mindset—or risk falling further behind. Despatch is a fresh addition to The Capitalist, bringing you standout writing. This article was read by Benjamin Wilson. Follow Ross Kempsell and CapX on X for more sharp insights. And for unmissable analysis straight from Westminster, subsc...
2025-02-0707 minThe CapitalistDespatch: Can Rachel Reeves get growth back on track?The new Government faces a tall order: it must deliver on the same growth promises others have made, but do it better. A tough task, especially with tensions brewing between Rachel Reeves and colleagues pushing their own agendas.Despatch is a fresh addition to The Capitalist, delivering standout writing from the team behind CapX's unmissable daily newsletters. This article was written by independent economist Julian Jessop and narrated by Benjamin Wilson. For more sharp analysis like this, subscribe to CapX’s daily briefings straight from the heart of Westminster.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable da...
2025-01-3107 minThe CapitalistBritain’s Bottleneck: Why Bold Reforms Are Stuck in NeutralWith a healthy majority in Parliament, what’s stopping Britain’s Government from enacting the kind of sweeping policy changes we’re seeing in the United States? Michael Binyon from The Times and the National Review Institute’s Dominic Pino share their insights, plus: will tariffs force Putin’s hand in Ukraine? And how can we restore consumer optimism in Britain?Follow Dominic Pino and CapX on X, and make sure you're subscribed to CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminste...
2025-01-2829 minThe CapitalistDespatch: Heathrow airport, an allegory of our declineExtending an existing runway at Heathrow is a solution more economical and environmentally astute than constructing an entirely new third runway. It would result in lower carbon emissions, reduced noise pollution, and its implementation would be phased – a blueprint of pragmatic innovation. So why has the proposal been ensnared in a years-long labyrinth of bureaucratic complexity?Despatch is a fresh addition to The Capitalist, delivering standout writing from the team behind CapX’s indispensable daily briefings. This article was written by George Trefgarne, CEO and Founder at Boscobel & Partners, and read by Benjamin Wilson. For more shar...
2025-01-2407 minThe CapitalistDespatch: Think renting is bad? Just waitAs rents climb ever higher, you’d think the Government would aim to make renting easier. Yet the new Renters' Rights Bill threatens to do just the opposite. Instead of delivering on its promises, the legislation risks making the rental market less accessible and less equitable.Despatch is a fresh addition to The Capitalist, delivering standout writing from the team behind CapX’s indispensable daily briefings. This article was written by Reem Ibrahim and read by Benjamin Wilson. For more sharp insights and thoughtful commentary, subscribe to CapX’s daily briefings. And don't miss the new episod...
2025-01-1705 minThe CapitalistDespatch: It's time to remake the case for conservatismDespatch is a fresh addition to The Capitalist, delivering standout writing from the team behind CapX’s indispensable daily briefings. In this debut edition, Emma Revell, External Affairs Director at the Centre for Policy Studies, explores why the case for conservatism must be reimagined and communicated in a language that resonates with modern audiences. And don’t miss the premiere of The Capitalist, our new weekly podcast, launching next week.This article was written by Emma Revell and read by Benjamin Wilson. For more sharp insights and thoughtful commentary, subscribe to CapX’s daily br...
2025-01-0807 minThe CapitalistCapX's Christmas podcast: Heroes and villains of 2023CapX Editor Alys Denby runs through the people and policies that made 2023 another peculiar year in politics, with Poppy Coburn, Assistant US Opinion Editor at the Telegraph, William Atkinson, Assistant Editor at Conservative Home and Joseph Dinnage, Deputy Editor of CapX.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-12-1540 minThe CapitalistMaking sense of Conference with Robert ColvileIt’s Party Conference season, and while the Lib Dems were kayaking and playing crazy golf in Bournemouth last week, this weekend it’s the Tories’ turn to troop up to Manchester. Attendees are anticipating drama, gossip and exciting policy announcements – the Prime Minister is promising 'long-term decisions for a brighter future'.But while Rishi Sunak will be rolling the pitch for an election manifesto, on the fringes other grandees will be fighting for the soul of the Conservative Party.CapX welcomed our Editor-in-Chief and Director of our parent organisation the Centre for Policy Studies...
2023-09-2911 minThe CapitalistCambridge, too far?CapX talks about housing a lot – most often to scream 'build more houses!' into a void – yet politicians appear stuck in a doom loop when it comes to this urgent topic.Conservative MPs talk a good game about the need for housing, as long as it's anywhere but in their constituency, while Labour talk up discredited socialist ideas like rent controls.But last week, drama returned to the housing discourse, as Secretary of State Michael Gove announced plans for dramatic expansion in Cambridge, Leeds and London. So is the housing shortage, which is t...
2023-08-0121 minThe CapitalistIsabel Hardman on the NHS' Fight for LifeThe NHS recently marked its 75th birthday with the kind of love-in most countries reserve for a passing monarch or truly iconic celebrity. So what is about our health service that has created such a fervent attachment amongst so many Brits, even when it underperforms compared to some of our continental peers? To find out, we invited the journalist, author and broadcaster Isabel Hardman on to this week's episode of the CapX Podcast to discuss her brilliant new history of the NHS, Fighting for Life.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the he...
2023-07-1433 min
The CapitalistFrank Luntz on the language of freedomHe’s best known for coming up with the terms death tax and climate change, so it’s fair to say Frank Luntz knows a thing or two about political communication – making him an ideal guest for the CapX Podcast. We sat down to discuss his latest project for the Centre for Policy Studies delving into how the British public really feel about that most American of values: Freedom.Few will be surprised to learn that it’s not an idea that animates our democracy in the same way it does for our gun-totin...
2023-06-2329 minThe CapitalistThis is Europe with Ben JudahHow do we really live now? From a Romanian truck driver to an Amazon deliveryman and a factory production line worker, Ben Judah tried to answer that question by speaking to the people whose labour makes the freedom and prosperity the rest of us enjoy possible – for his latest book This is Europe.The author and Atlantic Council fellow crossed the continent conducting hours of painstaking interviews with people whose vivid stories reveal the powerful forces reshaping our world: migration, technology, war and climate change.He joined the CapX podcast to discuss a bo...
2023-06-1628 minThe CapitalistWhat's the point of National Conservatism?What is National Conservatism? That's the question we're grappling with this week following the big National Conservatism Conference in London. While it certainly generated lots of media heat, it's still not particularly clear what this US-imported idea actually stands for. Indeed, the answer seemed to vary depending on which of the eclectic cast of speakers was on stage.CapX's deputy editor Alys Denby and our CPS colleague Karl Williams both dropped into the conference to take the pulse of this burgeoning movement and assess if it's got much of a fu...
2023-05-1924 minThe CapitalistIn defence of the rich – with Emily Carver, Luke Johnson, Merryn Somerset Webb & Martin Vander WeyerHere at CapX we love an unfashionable cause – and in a cost of living crisis, few demographics are less popular than those who seem to be struggling less.But we're also fans of basic economic concepts, and with the tax burden the highest it’s been since the era of state socialism under Attlee, the Laffer Curve inevitably comes to mind. Because while calls to ‘tax the rich’ may be popular, if it means less money for public services, they will ultimately prove counterproductive.And it’s not just about Treasury revenues. The only way w...
2023-05-0548 minThe CapitalistFuelling the futureDid you know that every time you fill up your car, you are paying for the UK’s biofuels mandate, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)? In fact, some 6% of the price Brits pay at the pump goes on biofuel being blended into petrol and diesel.More concerning still at a time of soaring food prices, crops such as wheat and corn are still a central part of the industry. That's why a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies calls on the Government to phase out food crops, both to bolster food security and he...
2023-04-2821 minThe CapitalistStephen D King on why we need to talk about inflationAfter years where prices barely seemed to rise and interest rates remained stubbornly low, the last two years have seen inflation come roaring back - combined with union strife and an energy crisis it has felt like we've been living through the 1970s all over again.What better time then, for an economist to publish a handy explainer on just what inflation is, where it comes from and why central banks have so often failed to deal with it.Stephen D King is an economist and writer who is a senior adviser at...
2023-04-0637 minThe CapitalistAlex Massie on the Sturgeon successionNicola Sturgeon's resignation on Wednesday morning was a slightly puzzling political event – 'shocking', in the sense that it heralds the departure of a politician who has occupied the highest perch in Scottish politics for so long, but also not all that surprising, given both the First Minister's recent political travails and the fact she had started to openly discuss how long she'd be in the top job.So what comes next? Who will succeed Sturgeon and how will her exit affect the cause of independence?To run the rule over Sturgeon's record and th...
2023-02-1738 minThe CapitalistRemaking BritainBritain isn’t working well for many of us right now. The cost of energy, housing, and food are too high, while decent jobs with real prospects are hard to come by. That is the clarion call of a new campaign group that aims to get Britain building again - Britain Remade starts from the conviction that Britain has been a great hub of industry and science in the past, and there's no reason we shouldn't be in the future, provided we have the right policies in place . Their agenda is very much...
2023-02-1027 minThe CapitalistSamuel Hughes on solving the housing puzzleCapX regulars know all too well the parlous state of British housing. We don't build enough, what we do build is often shoddy and angrily opposed by local people, and both rents and mortgages are increasingly out of the reach of even those on middling income. There is no single silver bullet, no snapping of the fingers that will suddenly deliver a properly functioning, prosperity-enhancing British housing sector.But that doesn't mean we can't do anything - far from it. To get into the weeds of just where we can improve housing policy, what can be...
2023-01-1334 minThe CapitalistThe CapX Podcast: The heroes and villains of 2022Trying to boil down this eventful, hectic and often tragic year into a single podcast was always going to be a hell of a challenge - but here on the CapX Podcast we like to shoot for the moon and cram in as much content for our loyal listeners as possible. To that end, our editors John and Alys brought together some of Westminster's sharpest commentators to run the rule over their heroes and villains of 2022. We also found room for separate Politician and Policy of the Year awards and, to lighten the...
2022-12-1650 minThe CapitalistOliver Wiseman on America's 'red ripple' We're turning our gaze Stateside this week where the mid-term elections promised a red wave and delivered ,well, something more like a ripple. A bad night for Donald Trump, a pretty good one for Joe Biden and a fascinating tee-up for the presidential race in a couple of years' time. To chew over the results we welcomed back to the podcast my predecessor as editor, Oliver Wiseman, who since leaving CapX has written for a number of outlets with breadth and eloquence about the US political scene. Stay informed with CapX's un...
2022-11-1133 minThe CapitalistIan Acheson on police, prisons and protecting the borderLaw and order has shot up the political agenda in the last year or so, with the chaos in the Channel, damning reports into the culture of the Met Police and chaos in the prison system. Just this week we've seen the firebombing of a migrant centre in Dover and uproar over the treatment of asylum seekers at an asylum centre in the Kent village of Manston.Few commentators are better equipped to address this range of security issues than CapX regular Ian Acheson - a former prison governor, home office civil servant and community police...
2022-11-0438 minThe CapitalistThird time lucky?Typical isn’t it – you wait ages for a new Prime Minister and then three come along in six months. Rishi Sunak has taken command of a party that’s been through a bruising ideological battle and taken a battering in the polls as a result.He inherits an economy that’s in even worse shape than it was when Liz Truss took charge, which, to be clear, was already very bad.So where does he go from here? Will we see a return to the economic orthodoxy Liz Truss was reacting against, or will...
2022-10-2834 minThe CapitalistThe CapX Podcast: Bonds, Bailey and Bonking for BritainWe aren't in the habit of quoting Lenin on CapX, but his observation that there are 'decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen' has felt pretty apposite recently.So there's plenty to discuss in our latest topical podcast: from chaos in the gilt markets to the Government's growing list of u-turns. We also take on the broader question on the UK's miserable growth path and long-term demographic prospects – and whether it's the proper role of the state to try and get the birth rate up.Joining our editors John and Alys on...
2022-10-1449 minThe CapitalistThe CapX Podcast: Richard Reeves on why modern men are strugglingWhen we think of the fight for gender equality, more often than not it's framed in terms of the unequal, often violent, treatment suffered by women and girls. In many, many places, that is very much still the case - but in the West the 'battle of the sexes' is not as clear cut as it once was. Though there are certainly a host of challenges facing women and girls, it's also the case that – in the US in particular – the social and economic life of men has been turned upside down. Men are losing ground...
2022-10-0746 minThe CapitalistThe CapX Podcast: Julian Jessop on a tough week for 'Trussonomics'There's no doubt it's been tough week for proponents of so-called 'Trussonomics', with the Government's Growth Plan taking pelters from all sides and the Bank of England stepping in to calm down the gilt markets. But does that mean the game is up for supply-side reformers? Our guest this week, Julian Jessop, has been in the vanguard of the pro-liberalisation reforms set out by Kwasi Kwarteng and, despite this week's ructions, remains confident that the supply-siders have the right recipe to put Britain back on the path to economic growth. Stay informed with...
2022-09-3031 minThe CapitalistExam questions with Dr David JamesIt’s results season, so as well as an opportunity to offer congratulations or commiserations to all our many teenage listeners getting their GCSEs and A Levels this week, it’s a chance to talk about education policy. This is the first year since the pandemic that anyone has sat public examinations, which means an inevitable readjustment and many children disappointed with their grades.But does that mean the system is unfair? To discuss this Deputy Editor Ays Denby is joined by Dr David James, Deputy Head of Lady Eleanor Holles school in London and a regu...
2022-08-2630 minThe CapitalistRobert Colvile and Henry Hill on the way water worksWater, water everywhere...this week's news has been dominated by rows over the privatised utilities. From polluting water companies to 'greedy' energy bosses, it's open season on anyone who dares turn a (highly regulated) profit while providing an essential public service.Recent water and high energy prices have also turned a spotlight on a chronic failure to build new infrastructure, with the UK failing to approve a new reservoir for more than three decades.Joining us for this topical edition of the podcast are two leading lights of the centre-right policy world: CapX's...
2022-08-1950 minThe CapitalistAre you a Booster or a Doomster?Are you a booster or a doomster? A recent article by the economist and CapX regular Sam Bowman suggests this is the divide in UK economic policy. For the Boosters, not only is growth paramount, but there's plenty we can do through better domestic policy to improve things, both right now and for future generations. Doomsters, unsurprisingly, take a more pessimistic view, and see a country trapped in low growth, with huge demographic pressures and big public spending commitments coming down the line. For this week's episode we decided to test both...
2022-08-1245 minThe CapitalistAnd then there were two...This week saw the hottest day in recorded history here in the UK – and things were equally fiery down in the Commons corridors as we whittled the Tory field down to a final two of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. So what can we take from the frenetic last two weeks of campaigning, and what can we expect in the month ahead as both candidates make their pitch to the Conservative membership?To chew the fat and read the runes, John and Alys were joined by two colleagues from CapX's parent organisation, the Centre for Policy St...
2022-07-2232 minThe CapitalistDr Jade McGlynn on Putin’s memory-makersWhile most of us in the West are pretty unequivocal about Vladimir Putin’s brutal campaign against Ukraine, in Russia itself a sophisticated infrastructure of deceit conditions the public to see and believe in a very different conflict. Few people are better placed to understand how this war came about than our guest this week, Dr Jade McGlynn. Unlike many of the armchair pundits who have emerged in recent months, Jade spent many years living in Vladimir Putin's Russia, as well as conducting groundbreaking research on how the Kremlin twists and exploits Russian history to its...
2022-07-1534 minThe CapitalistBoris got doneJust last week Boris Johnson was bestriding the world stage, joking about showing his pecs to Putin at the G7 and Nato summit. Today he is Prime Minister in name only, having reluctantly agreed to leave office after more than 50 of his ministers resigned.It's an ignominious ending to a dramatic premiership, In just over 1000 days, Boris Johnson secured a historic election victory, persuading many to vote Conservative for the first time and defeated a dangerous Labour leader. He took Britain out of the EU, he presided over the pandemic, almost dying himself in the process, a...
2022-07-0823 minThe CapitalistOwen Polley on Protocol politicsToo often neglected and misunderstood by both politicians and commentators on this side of the Irish Sea, Northern Ireland has in recent years been thrust into the spotlight by the intense wrangling over post-Brexit trade arrangements,. Just this week, the Government's bill to change that arrangement passed its second reading in the House of Commons - much to the chagrin of those who accuse Boris Johnson of trampling over international law. For this week's episode of The CapX Podcast we decided to get the inside track from one of the province's most astute Unionist commentators, O...
2022-07-0136 minThe CapitalistOff the rails?As if the British economy didn't have enough problems with soaring inflation, swathes of the country literally ground to a half this week thanks to massive industrial action from 40,000 rail workers. Like most of us, RMT members are feeling the pinch as prices outstrip their wages and passenger numbers have still yet to recover from their pre-Covid levels. But does that really justify a strike? And is this a sign that the UK is going 'back to the 1970s'?To discuss all that, John and Alys welcomed Tom Clougherty the Head of Tax at our parent org...
2022-06-2438 minThe CapitalistTom Harris on the SNP's 'neverendum'You never have too long to wait before the SNP and its leader Nicola Sturgeon are beating the drum for another independence referendum. The dream of separation is the glue that holds an otherwise fractious coalition together, and this week Sturgeon has once again upped the ante by promising a fresh vote next year, come what may. Our guest this week, Tom Harris, is well placed to judge whether those dreams have the slightest chance of becoming a reality. Tom was a Labour MP from 2001 to 2015, before leaving the party in despair at its leftward turn u...
2022-06-1737 minThe CapitalistA matter of confidenceIt's been a truly tumultuous week, even by the elevated standards of farce we've come to expect in British politics. Monday saw a vote of confidence called in and ultimately defeated by Boris Johnson, but it was - to use the kind of classical allusion he's so fond of - a Pyrrhic victory. Over 40% of the PM's own MPs voted against him in what can only be described as a huge blow to his authority.To discuss the fallout from that vote and the ensuing Tory policy blitz we welcomed Will Atkinson to this week's episode...
2022-06-1035 minThe CapitalistHow to solve a problem like inflationThere’s only one story in town this week when it comes to British politics and that’s the soaring cost of…well, just about everything.Consumer price inflation jumped to 9% in the 12 months to April, up from 7% in March and the highest level it has reached since 1982.After spending two years stepping in to save whole sectors of the economy, support millions of people’s wages and borrow hundreds of billions of pounds into the bargain, there's now a sense of helplessness on the Government's part as it faces severe global pressures on areas...
2022-05-2032 minThe CapitalistSam Ashworth-Hayes on party politics, Rwanda and the 'Granny State'It's been quite a few weeks in British politics. After a brief Easter respite, the PartyGate saga reared its head again for Boris Johnson, who now faces a parliamentary probe on whether he misled the House of Commons. Equally controversial was his government's announcement last week of a deal to ship asylum seekers 5,000 miles away to Rwanda. Just what Brexit means for Britain's immigration system also became clearer this week with the publication of some fascinating Home Office figures on who has arrived in the UK since we fully severed ties with the EU in 2021.
2022-04-2232 minThe CapitalistNicole Lampert on 'Beardsplaining' and 'Holocaust denial'It's another topical podcast this week as our editors sat down with freelance journalist, CapX regular and 'Queen of the Internet' Nicole Lampert. In a very wide-ranging chat, we discuss the horrendous attacks on Ukrainian civilians, the latest trans rights row, the novel concept of 'Beardsplaining' and what it's like for a Jewish woman to be called a 'Holocaust denier'.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-0841 minThe CapitalistA Spring in his step?It's a very topical podcast this week as we run the rule over Rishi Sunak's much-anticipated Spring Statement. With war in Ukraine and a Covid crisis in China, combined with already soaring inflation here in the UK, the Chancellor had a hugely unenviable task on Wednesday afternoon - so how did he do? Was the statement up to the mark of dealing with a generational cost of living crisis, and is Sunak really the Nigel Lawson tax-cutter he would have Tory MPs believe?To chew over those question the CapX team welcomed James...
2022-03-2428 minThe CapitalistThrowing oil on the fire?We had plenty to get stuck into for this week's topical episode of the CapX Podcast: from the halting progress of Russia's offensive in Ukraine, to the equally halting processing of Ukrainain visas to come to the UK and just what a Russian oil embargo will mean for the world economy. We were very pleased to be joined this week by Karl Williams, a senior researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies and, helpfully for us, a bit of an expert on the oil and gas industry. As well as all things Ukraine, we...
2022-03-1138 minThe CapitalistWar in Ukraine – victory over CovidThis week's topical podcast is understandably dominated by Vladimir Putin's all-out assault on Ukraine, which has shocked and appalled most of us in equal measure, not only for the brutality of Russia's aggression, but the impotence of the Western response. To discuss what the UK and its allies should do next, we were very glad to welcome Conservative Home's Deputy Editor Henry Hill. Henry is a prolific contributor to CapX and other sites, writing on a variety of topics, but with a particular focus on constitutional affairs and the Union. As well...
2022-02-2541 minThe CapitalistThe Good the Bad and the Greedy with Martin Vander WeyerMartin Wander Weyer has had a front row seat for some of the biggest economic developments of the last 50 years - both as a banker and as business correspondent for the Spectator- including under the editorship of Boris Johnson.His book the Good the Bad and the Greedy argues that scandals like the misselling of PPI and the fixing of Libor have eroded trust in enterprise, and that only a return to a kinder, more public spirited corporate culture can fix it.It’s both a defence of entrepreneurship as an engine of hu...
2022-02-0440 minThe CapitalistEastern MenaceAs part of our new year revamp of the CapX Podcast we're bringing you another topical, multi-topic episode this week. To kick off we head east and speak to former Ukrainian MP Alyona Hlivco about the perilous situation on her country's borders. Is this just more brinkmanship from Vladimir Putin, or is there a real risk of conflict? Her answer is an interesting rejoinder to some of the more impassioned commentary we've heard on this topicWe'll also be talking all things domestic, including PartyGate, Sue Gray's report, accusations of Tory Islamophobia, dodgy Co...
2022-01-2852 minThe CapitalistCan the party go on?The CapX Podcast returns with a rundown of the big stories of 2022 so far - and the only place to start is Downing Street itself, where stories of lockdown gatherings have caused massive political ructions and left the Prime Minister fending off critics on all sides. So what's next for Boris - and can he hang on in the face of the most sustained criticism of his leadership so far?As well as the rumbling Partygate stories, we'll also be discussing the Novak Djokovic visa saga, the Molly Mae Hague pile-on and, of course, tantalising rumours...
2022-01-1447 minThe CapitalistHeroes, villains, highs and lows – CapX looks back on 2021From the Washington riots to European Championship football fever, the Taliban sweeping through Afghanistan and the brutal murder of MP David Amess, it's been mostly a year to forget – and that's before we begin to talk about the concertina-ing nightmare of Covid false dawns.Here on the CapX Podcast, however, we ended 2021 in style with three of Westminster's brightest and best brains to pore over this year's events. Competition guru Sam Bowman, freelance political journalist Marie Le Conte and the Telegraph's sketchwriter Madeline Grant joined CapX's own Alys Denby and John Ashmore for a five-way Zoom-cast to...
2021-12-201h 02The CapitalistLord Mandelson on Labour, Levelling Up and the danger of the hard leftIt's not often we get bona fide political royalty on the CapX Podcast, and whatever your political outlook, few people have bestrode British politics over the last few decades like Peter Mandelson. Mandelson is often credited as being the original 'spin doctor' in the 1980s, but that rather glib epithet undersells his influence on the New Labour project, where he was integral to both Tony Blair's ascent to the leadership and the party's subsequent electoral success. He went on to serve in a number of Cabinet roles and as a European Commissioner, before returning to go...
2021-11-2622 minThe CapitalistGood COP? Bad COP?For the last two weeks the great and the good have descended on Glasgow to try to thrash out a climate deal at what's been billed everywhere as a make or break 'COP26'. For those of you who aren't familiar, COP stands for 'Conference of the Parties', which since 1995 has been the UN's annual get-together to discuss all things climate change. The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement were both signed at previous COPs. It's also a pretty big deal for Boris Johnson, so much so that he appointed a dedicated minister, Al...
2021-11-1223 minThe CapitalistThe economics of ancient Rome with George MaherRome was the greatest city of the ancient world, commanding an empire that spread from Damascus to York and encompassed a quarter of the world’s population. It’s a civilisation whose splendour and eventual decline has inspired generations of painters and poets for more than a thousand years. But as businessman and historian George Maher argues in his book Pugnare: Economic Success and Failure, the ascent of Rome wasn’t just a military or cultural achievement – it was an economic one. CapX sat down for a fascinating conversation with George – whose classical research combined with his pro...
2021-10-1526 minThe CapitalistCapX Live with Jacob Rees-MoggIt's a very special edition of the podcast this week as we take you inside Tory conference in Manchester for a fascinating, fun-packed conversation with the one and only Jacob Rees-Mogg and our editor-in-chief, Robert Colvile. It's a bit of a cliche to call these chats 'wide-ranging', but they really did cover a lot of ground, from the Labour politicians he most admires, to the state of the British economy and the thrill of taking on the world's fastest zipline dressed entirely in tweed. Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the hea...
2021-10-0835 min
The CapitalistNiall Ferguson on the Politics of CatastropheFrom the eruption of Vesuvius to the Chernobyl meltdown, human history has always been punctuated by catastrophes - some natural, others very much man-made. In his new book Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, world-renowned historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that far from being "unprecedented", the response to Covid-19 exhibits the same political and social pathologies that have shaped so many previous crises. Moreover, we can't hope to understand the pandemic without a keen appreciation of the history of economics, society, culture and politics.The latest episode of the CapX Podcast is a record...
2021-07-0254 min
The CapitalistThe Aristocracy of TalentMeritocracy is the creed of our age. An idea that has great success in crossing traditional boundaries: not just Thatcher, Reagan and Boris Johnson, but Clinton, Blair and Xi Jinping have sung the praises of a society where anyone can rise based on their own talent and effort. But just as meritocracy has risen to be the dominant idea of our age, it's faced an onslaught of criticism, from the traditional left who saw it as a betrayal of principles of equality and solidarity, contemporary social justice activists who regard it as just another instrument of w...
2021-06-1557 min
The CapitalistIs Britain racist?Is Britain a racist society?After a year where prejudice, privilege and protest have never been far from the headlines, it's a question that continues to provoke the fiercest debates – not least after the recent publication of the Government's recent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.For the latest instalment of The CapX Podcast, editor John Ashmore spoke to Dr Rakib Ehsan, an independent researcher and author who covers ethnicity and cultural issues in the UK. Rakib is a regular contributor to the site and one of his pieces, on social outcomes for wh...
2021-04-2140 min
The CapitalistThe Future of Capitalism with Sir Paul CollierDeep rifts are tearing societies apart and shredding old political allegiances: across the Western world, regions are rebelling against cities, the working class against the elites and the young against the old. For far too many, contemporary capitalism simply isn't delivering the goods. For Sir Paul Collier, one of the world's leading development economists, the response to this profound crisis is as much ethical as technical. His proposals for a capitalism based on both prosperity and morality have appeal beyond the traditional left-right divide – and he has a pragmatic plan to put them into action. He joined Ca...
2021-03-161h 00
The CapitalistMeet the '109ers'Right now All the Government’s efforts are focussed on coronavirus, but what about the fundamental mandate it was elected on?As the vaccine roll-out continues apace, backbench MPs could be forgiven for raising their eyes to the horizon and starting to think about their prospects for re-election in 2024. By far the biggest Conservative cohort in parliament is the so-called 109 group of MPs newly elected in 2019.These guys are the cavalry, who stormed the red wall with promises of delivering Brexit and levelling up those parts of the country that had been overlooked by...
2021-02-0151 minThe CapitalistThe heroes and villains of 2020For our final CapX Pocast of the year, it’s time to take a look back at this absolute car-crash of a year.Rather than the usual tête-à-tête, we decided to make this a bit more of a panel show format, with each of our guests choosing their hero, villain, moment, policy and idea of the year, before rounding off with some reflections on what’s ahead in 2021.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
2020-12-1851 min
The CapitalistExtreme economies with Richard DaviesNot many economists have trekked through lawless jungles, visited shops and restaurants world’s most entrepreneurial refugee camp or hung out with inmates in a Louisiana mega jail.For his book, Extreme Economies, Richard Davies went to some of the most desperate places on the planet, but found incredible stories of human resilience. People with nothing had created businesses and currencies from scratch - proving that even in dire circumstances, the free market finds a way.In this episode of the podcast we discuss what a world ravaged by the global pandemic can le...
2020-12-0442 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Lockdown vs liberty with Jonathan SumptionFew have opposed the Government’s handling of the pandemic with as much eloquence and authority as Lord Sumption. The former supreme court judge, medieval historian and Reith lecturer doesn’t just dispute the scientific evidence, he questions the legal and constitutional justification for these restrictions on our liberty.He’s claimed that the Government has a habit of deliberately avoiding parliamentary scrutiny and is using fear as an instrument of coercion. That, he says, is how democracy dies.As England was put back under stay-at-home-orders he spoke to CapX about the ethics and eff...
2020-11-2035 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Jamila Mammadova on the Caucasian conundrumFor the final instalment of our Illiberalism in Europe series we’re going to the furthest boundary of the continent, beyond the Black Sea to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Our guest is Jamila Mammadova, a native of Baku and now a researcher at the foreign policy thinktank the Henry Jackson Society. She sat down with CapX editor John Ashmore to discuss Caucasian foreign policy, Putin's territorial ambitions and the possibility of a new state in eastern Europe.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hos...
2020-02-2822 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Tales from the campaign trailWith the general election just two weeks away we wanted to get the inside track from three party political experts on how their side’s campaign has gone so far, and what they expect to happen on December 12. From the Lib Dems we welcomed Mark Pack, the Editor of Liberal Democrat Newswire. From Labour, Sienna Rodgers, the Editor LaboutList, and completing the line-up was the regular CapX contributor and Assistant Editor of ConservativeHome, Henry Hill. Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Aca...
2019-11-2949 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: The new dividing line in British politicsThroughout 2019, CapX has been working with the anti-poverty charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on a project about rebalancing Britain - looking at how to tackle the longstanding issues in the British economy such as the gap between towns and cities, rural and urban areas and the different regions of the UK.A big focus of that project has been how to improve the lot of low-income voters. So to discuss that this week, we brought together JRF’s Executive Director Claire Ainsley; pollster extraordinaire James Kanagasooriam; and CapX's Deputy Editor Frank Lawton. I began by asking Cl...
2019-11-1947 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Peter Pomerantsev on the war against realityThis week we were delighted to welcome Peter Pomerantsev to CapX Towers. Peter is one of the world’s leading writers on propaganda and fake news, and has even given evidence to the US Congress on Russian disinformation. He also boasts a fascinating and varied CV, including many years working as a TV producer in Putin’s Russia – an experience he documented in gripping style in his first book ‘Nothing Is Real and Everything is Possible’. Peter sat down with CapX Editor John Ashmore to discuss his latest book ‘This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against R...
2019-11-0835 min
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Konstantin Kisin on free speech in comedyCapX editor John Ashmore speaks to comedian Konstantin Kisin about growing up in the Soviet Union, the perils of policing free speech and the worrying role of big tech companies in censoring debate.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-10-2431 min
The CapitalistDoomed by demographics?Are the Conservatives doomed by demographics? With younger and BME voters rejecting the party, what can the Tories do to turn things around and put together an election-winning coalition, not just for the upcoming poll, but for the many to come in the future?That was the question facing the panel for our CapX live debate at the Tory conference in Manchester last week.I invited Conservative activists Elena Bunbury and Resham Kotecha along with polling supremo Joe Twyman to chat about the challenge ahead, the perils of tokenism, and how the party...
2019-10-0857 min
The CapitalistNiall Ferguson on Europe, Brexit and BorisFor the latest episode of Free Exchange, CapX’s acting editor John Ashmore sat down with one of the world’s most renowned historians, Niall Ferguson.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-07-0529 min
The CapitalistSteven Pinker's inconvenient truthsIn his final episode as host of free exchange and editor of CapX, Oliver Wiseman talks to Steven PinkerStay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-07-0332 min
The CapitalistDavid Brooks climbs the second mountainMy guest for the first in a new run of Free Exchange episodes is the New York Times columnist and bestselling author David Brooks. His previous books include The Road to Character, The Social Animal and Bobos in Paradise. Most recently, he is the author of The Second Mountain.In his latest work, he deals with a bigger issue than the stuff we usually worry about here at CapX: what does it mean to live a good life? That is a personal question, and The Second Mountain is a very personal book. But i...
2019-05-2423 min
The CapitalistBrexit: Where next?Ever since Theresa May wrote to Donald Tusk to trigger Article 50 two years ago, March 29th, 2019, has been a Brexit lodestar. The UK’s planned departure date has been a point of comparative clarity in what has been an exceptionally turbulent period.This week, the Prime Minister officially abandoned her plan for Britain to leave the EU on time, writing to Donald Tusk to ask for a short extension to Article 50.There is no guarantee that the EU will accept the request. More generally, with just nine days to go until what was su...
2019-03-2034 minThe CapitalistSam Bowman on neoliberalismIf someone utters the word ‘neoliberal’ in a political debate, chances are they’re using it as a term of abuse. However, in recent years, a small but growing group have tried to reclaim the word, transforming an insult left-wingers hurl at free marketeers to something more meaningful. My guest on the podcast this week is a member of that group.As well as being one of the most compelling advocates of neoliberalism, Sam Bowman is a font of interesting and thought-provoking opinions on a wide range of policy questions. Until a few years ago, Sam worked...
2019-03-0744 min
The CapitalistPaul Collier on the future of capitalismThis week's guest on Free Exchange, the CapX podcast, is Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.As a development economist, Paul has spent his life tackling some of the thorniest and most important questions around: what is holding the world’s poorest back? And what can be done to give them a route out of that poverty? His bestselling book The Bottom Billion, published a decade ago, quickly became a must-read for anyone remotely interested in the area.More recently, however, Paul's fo...
2019-01-2537 min
The CapitalistHenry Newman on where Brexit Britain goes nextCapX Editor Oliver Wiseman speaks to Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe and one of the most eagle-eyed Brexit watchers in SW1, to try and make sense of the latest developments.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-01-1725 min
The CapitalistThe CapX Awards: 2018For the final episode of the year, Oliver Wiseman and a group of CapX contributors hand out the gongs in the CapX AwardsStay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-12-211h 12
The CapitalistJonathan Tepper on the Myth of CapitalismYou might think the United States is a dynamic, free market economy - but you'd be wrong.In their new book The Myth of Capitalism, Jonathan Tepper and Denise Hearn show convincingly that modern America is actually characterised by "ersatz capitalism", with a few big players dominating swathes of the economy, capturing regulators and screwing over consumers into the bargain.CapX Deputy Editor John Ashmore sat down with Jonathan to discuss the way out of America's malaise, the impact of oligopoly capitalism on Western society and whether there's cause to be optimistic about...
2018-12-1428 min
The CapitalistAdrian Wooldridge on Capitalism in AmericaThis week's episode of Free Exchange is a recording of the most recent CapX Live event: a conversation with Adrian Wooldridge, the political editor of the Economist, where he also writes the Bagehot column on British politics. Adrian came to CapX HQ to talk about his new book. He and former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan have recently published Capitalism in America, a brilliant economic history of the United States.In explaining America's unlikely rise -- one of the greatest success stories in human history -- Greenspan and Wooldridge make the case for popular c...
2018-12-051h 09
The CapitalistBrexit: What next?This week's episode of Free Exchange is on... you guessed it: Brexit. The Prime Minister may have dodged a confidence vote for the time being, but everyone seems to agree that she will struggle to get her deal through the House of Commons. What happens if she loses that vote? And can she go back to the renegotiating table in an effort to allay some of her colleague's concerns? CapX Editor Oliver Wiseman was joined by Stephen Booth, Director of Policy and Research at Open Europe, Lee Rowley, Conservative MP for North East Derbyshire and one o...
2018-11-2146 min
The CapitalistJamie Susskind on Future PoliticsThis week we’re bringing you a recording of a CapX Live event held at our offices last week. I sat down with Jamie Susskind to talk about his new book, Future Politics.Jamie’s book is an invaluable, and at times terrifying, guide to the ways in which we are hopelessly unprepared for the rapid technological change is going to transform politics.Jamie and I spoke about what these transformative new technologies are, how worried we should be about big tech, why so many politicians get technology so badly wrong, and whether the c...
2018-11-161h 16
The CapitalistBudget SpecialCapX Editor Oliver Wiseman is joined by three eagle-eyed Westminster watches for a discussion of this week's budget. Is austerity over? Is that good news? Why are Britain's growth figures so underwhelming? Will Universal Credit work with more money? Just how much do we spend on the NHS? And will Philip Hammond survive long enough to deliver another budget?Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-10-3138 min
The CapitalistJim O'Neill, Lucy Neville-Rolfe and Bob Seely on Global BritainFree Exchange, the CapX podcast, is back with an exciting new series of interviews and conversations. In the coming months, we'll be welcoming a fascinating line up of politicians, policymakers, authors, economists and journalists on to the show to talk about some of the biggest questions we face today.We’re kicking things off with a live recording of a CapX event at Conservative Party Conference on what the term “global Britain” really means.It’s a phrase ministers and Brexit supporters are fond of using when laying out their vision for Britain after it...
2018-10-1722 min
The CapitalistIs the internet destroying democracy?We recently welcomed Jamie Bartlett to the CapX offices to talk about what happens where politics and technology intersect. Jamie is the author of The People Vs Tech: How the Internet is Killing Democracy, a book that touches on a number of the most pressing concerns surrounding the rapid pace of technological change and, as the title suggests, what that means for democracy. He spoke to CapX's Editor-in-Chief Robert Colvile about the ideas in his new book in front of a live audience. This week's episode of Free Exchange is an edited version of that conversation. We hope you e...
2018-05-1638 min
The CapitalistAre we suffering from a growth delusion?In this week’s Spring Statement, Philip Hammond described himself as positively tiggerish about the economic news he was bringing to the House of Commons. His upbeat mood was, in large part, thanks to a minuscule uptick in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s growth forecasts for the next five years. It’s a reminder of just how central GDP is to the decisions politicians and policymakers make, as well as just how little thought most of us put into what is behind this all-important number. That makes this week the perfect time to talk to David...
2018-03-1639 min
The CapitalistIs education a waste of time?Is education a waste of time? Surely no one, let alone a professor of economics, would defend such an outlandish claim. Well that is the exact argument made by Professor Bryan Caplan in his new book, The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money. On this week's episode of Free Exchange, CapX Editor Oliver Wiseman spoke to Bryan about how he reached his provocative conclusion, why so many people still go to university if it really is so pointless and what he would change about education policy.Stay informed with...
2018-02-1434 min
The CapitalistIs Universal Basic Income the answer?Universal Basic Income may just be the trendiest idea in politics. It's also one of the most radical. Its advocates include Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and John McDonnell. From the joblessness that could arise from automation and machine learning to growing concern over income inequality, UBI's cheerleaders claim the policy could solve some of the biggest political challenges we face.Put simply, a basic income is a lump sum from the government to which everyone is entitled. These days this generous sounding proposal is associated with the Left. But it has its roots on the libertarian...
2018-02-0734 min
The Capitalist2017 in ReviewThis year may not have been a year of political earthquakes on the scale of 2016, but the last 12 months have contained more than their fair share of tumult. In Westminster, the idea of Prime Minister Corbyn started the year as a joke and ended as a very real possibility. In the United States, Donald Trump - the most volatile President in living memory - barely escaped the headlines, generating plenty of heat and not much light. Emmanuel Macron transformed French politics. And Brexit still means Brexit. For the latest episode of Free Exchange, the CapX team a...
2017-12-3150 min
The CapitalistOliver LetwinOliver Letwin has been at the heart of Conservative politics for most of his adult life. From working in Margaret Thatcher’s downing street policy unit to serving as one of David Cameron’s most trusted ministers, he has played an important part in shaping the modern Conservative party.Sir Oliver has just published Hearts and Minds, a memoir in which he does more than just rattle off a series of anecdotes from a life in politics. Instead, he uses the book to make the case for the liberal, pro-market variety of conservatism that he believes is both...
2017-12-0451 min
The CapitalistBudget preview specialThis government has two big interconnected challenges. The first is, to quote the Prime Minister, to make a success of Brexit. The second is to see off the threat posed by Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and a Labour Party now dominated by the far-left.In both cases the government is in a bind. On the one hand, Corbyn and Brexit bring with them significant amounts of political and economic uncertainty. And so the government is acutely aware that it cannot afford to put a foot wrong. On the other hand, there is something to the argument...
2017-11-1850 min
The CapitalistJohn KayJohn Kay was born a year before Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. In the latest episode of Free Exchange, the CapX podcast, he tells Robert Colvile that "sometimes I look at Corbyn and I think, he thinks what I thought when I was 17. It's just that I've learnt a bit since then and he hasn't."Whereas the Labour leader has spent his life ploughing the furrow of far-left activism, John Kay has had a diverse and fascinating career as an economist. In the 1970s, he worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies under its Nobel prize-winning director...
2017-11-0843 min
The CapitalistDaniel HannanDaniel Hannan MEP is known to most people as a leading Eurosceptic, or, in the Guardian's words, "the man who brought you Brexit". With Britain on its way out of the EU, Hannan has established the Institute for Free Trade, which makes the intellectual and moral case for free trade, and sees Brexit unique opportunity to revitalise global trade. A few weeks ago, at the Conservative Party Conference, he sat down with Robert Colvile, CapX's Editor-in-Chief, to discuss what sort of deal he would like to see between Britain and the EU, the genius of comparative ad...
2017-10-271h 02
The CapitalistMatthew Elliott and James KanagasooriamJeremy Corbyn has built a potent political movement on the back of his explicit anti-capitalism. But it is not just the crowds of Corbynistas who don’t think much of the market. New research by Matthew Elliott of the Legatum Institute and James Kanagasooriam of Populus finds that on the economy the attitudes of the public as a whole are much closer to the Labour leader than the Conservative Party’s position.Capitalism is overwhelmingly associated with negative concepts such as greed and selfishness. Even among Conservative voters, renationalisation of the railways is a popular policy. What explains the unpopularity of p...
2017-10-0935 min
The CapitalistCapX's Great Immigration DebateIn a special edition of the CapX podcast, recorded live in Parliament, Nicky Morgan, Sunder Katwala, Garvan Walshe and Eric Kaufmann debate whether immigration is a good or bad thing - with Robert Colvile in the chair.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-07-121h 05
The CapitalistElection SpecialCapX's deputy editor Oliver Wiseman spent the weeks before the election criss-crossing the country. He talks to Robert Colvile about the extraordinary results, and what happens nextStay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-1446 min
The CapitalistJohn CurticeProfessor John Curtice, the pollster's pollster, talks to Robert Colvile about election night and taking the pulse of the nation, in a special election edition of the CapX podcast.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-06-0745 min
The CapitalistDavid OwenLord Owen was Britain's youngest ever Foreign Secretary - before jumping ship to start his own party. The former leader of the SDP talks to Robert Colvile, CapX's Editor, about making Brexit a cross-party cause and why today's Labour MPs shouldn't follow in his footsteps. (This interview was recorded before the election was called.)Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-2435 min
The CapitalistSue CameronSue Cameron has made it her life's work to understand the people who run Britain - not the politicians, but the civil servants who sit behind them. She talks to Robert Colvile, CapX's Editor, about how well Britain is governed, which Prime Ministers have got the best grip on the Whitehall machine, and how the Civil Service is going to cope with Brexit.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-1758 minThe CapitalistNick CohenRobert Colvile, Editor of CapX, talks to the Observer columnist Nick Cohen about the decline of the Left, his fears over Brexit, and why Jeremy Corbyn isn't going anywhere.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-0343 min
The CapitalistDaniel HannanRobert Colvile, Editor of CapX, talks to Daniel Hannan MEP about Brexit, free trade and the most surprising and important idea in economics.Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-2635 min
The CapitalistWelcome to Free ExchangeFree Exchange is a new weekly podcast from CapX in which we talk to the great and good in politics and policy about why they do what they do, and think what they think. Please subscribe!Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-0400 min