387. Spring Statement Verdict with Economist Paul Johnson (Extract)

The Rest Is Politics

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🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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This episode is available in FULL to members of TRIP Plus. Sign up now at therestispolitics.com Has Rachel Reeves played it too safe, or is caution exactly what the economy needs right now? Is this the end of austerity, or just a smarter version of it? Who are the real winners and losers? Rory and Alastair are joined by economist Paul Johnson (Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies) to discuss Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement, and what it all means for the UK economy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit GetFuse.com/Politics ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: [email protected] Assistant Producers: Evan Green Producers: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.0	episode that Roy and I recorded on Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement immediately after the
1:07.1	event.
1:08.0	We sat down for half an hour with a very special guest, a friend and sometime
1:11.9	hero of the show, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson, a man without whom
1:18.5	no budget or spring statement coverage is ever complete. Question time, as a result, will be with
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