One Tory building: Rishi Sunak’s mission
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🗓️ 15 March 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
From today’s national budget to hardline immigration legislation to international defence pacts, Britain’s prime minister is working hard to extract his Tory party from a deep electoral hole. The Kremlin is trying to extend its reach into Russia’s cultural spaces—but its incomplete success is telling. And a listen to the work of Brad Mehldau, perhaps today’s most eminent jazz pianist.
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| 1:06.9 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. Today, from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.2 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.7 | In Russia, the ever stronger arm of the state is trying to reach into the country's cultural spaces. |
| 1:27.3 | Lots of citizens have been |
| 1:28.5 | won over to the party line, but a closer look at the arts reveals that the Kremlin's control |
| 1:33.6 | isn't as complete as it would like. And today, the autobiography of jazz pianist Brad |
| 1:40.9 | Meldow is out, covering a career that's been as broad as it has long. |
| 1:45.9 | Our correspondent lays out why he thinks Mr. Meldow is one of the most thoughtful and inquisitive spirits in jazz. |
| 1:59.3 | First up, though... Today, Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt will lay out the country's annual budget. |
| 2:13.6 | It's the first since the disastrous mini-budget that spelled the beginning of the end for former Prime Minister Liz Truss. |
| 2:21.8 | Mr. Hunt has to start patching the holes in the British economy, |
| 2:25.6 | while at least appearing to extend a helping hand to an electorate suffering from a cost-of-living crisis. |
| 2:32.3 | It's just part of a broader balancing act of the governing Conservative Party under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, |
| 2:39.0 | a conservative party that's slumping in the polls. |
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