Are we poorer than we were in 2010? | You Ask Us
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
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🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
"The economy will play a central part of next year's election. Do you know if people are better off than in 2010?" - one listener writes in to ask. The podcast team discuss how this can be measured, and how parties might frame this in the run up to the election.
Another listener writes in to ask about the constant churn in the ministerial system.
Anoosh Chakelian is joined in the studio by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent.
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| 1:00.0 | I'm Rachel. |
| 1:01.0 | And I'm Freddie. |
| 1:02.0 | And welcome to the New Statesman podcast. This is an episode we like to call you ask us. |
| 1:07.0 | Hello I'm Anouchekélian, Britain editor of the New Statesman and host of this |
| 1:16.9 | podcast. And joining me in the studio I have Rachel Kunliff, our associate political |
| 1:20.8 | editor and Freddie Haywood, our political correspondent, who have been |
| 1:24.3 | looking in our virtual mailbag for your questions. Rachel, what question have you picked? |
| 1:29.8 | So here is a question from Richard, he got in touch via YouTube. The economy will play a central part in next year's election. |
| 1:36.4 | Do you know if people are better off than in 2010? I understand that average wages have barely moved. |
| 1:41.2 | GDP has increased, but GDP per capita has fallen. |
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