Summary
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK faces "difficult decisions" for economic stability. As he seeks to gain the confidence of the market, what are his Government's plans when it comes to curbing inflation, balancing the budget, and taxation as it announces the new budget will be delayed? The team are joined by financial consultant Helen Thomas, a former special advisor to shadow Chancellor George Osborne, who shares her insights into the mindset of the cabinet, the messaging around the economy, and how and why markets react the way they do to political events. Also, as Suella Braverman returns to her position as Home Secretary, having previously resigned for data breaches, the team discuss the potential political row bubbling up.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.4 | Hi, you're listening to |
| 0:13.8 | Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.9 | That brings you an inside look at the big stories |
| 0:18.1 | coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:20.4 | It's seven minutes past two on Thursday the 27th of October. |
| 0:24.8 | I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. |
| 0:27.2 | Today I'm joined by. |
| 0:28.6 | I'm Raj Seppson. |
| 0:29.7 | You, a journalist based in Westminster. |
| 0:31.8 | I'm Phil Sume, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. |
| 0:34.8 | And I'm Helen Thomas. |
| 0:36.3 | I run my own macro research business called Blond Money |
| 0:39.0 | and I'm a former advisor to the former Chancellor George Oswald. |
| 0:42.4 | Welcome Helen to Political. |
| 0:44.6 | Hello, it's a pleasure to be here. |
| 0:46.1 | Thank you for having us. |
| 0:46.9 | I love it when we have guests that introduce themselves after you guys. |
| 0:51.7 | I just have much more better job titles than we do. I've got a macro |
| 0:55.5 | anything. They're just like top trumps. Ellen, thank you so much. People could probably guess by |
| 1:01.5 | your introduction why we're speaking to you today. But we're going to get into all of that in a minute. |
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