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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 148 - Torsten Bell

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

As the country deals with coronavirus, we are facing an economic crisis as well as a public health one. So how do we mitigate the worst effects of that and avoid a damaging recession? Torsten Bell is the Chief Executive of the influential Resolution Foundation and they've produced some radical plans to keep the economy afloat. Torsten knows a thing or two about handling a major crisis, he was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the Treasury during the 2008 Financial Crash. You can read the report 'Doing What it Takes' here: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/doing-what-it-takes/ For the latest government advice on coronavirus, click here: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response You can follow Torsten on Twitter here: @TorstenBell You can follow The Resolution Foundation on Twitter here: @resfoundation You can follow Matt on Twitter here: @mattforde *** IMPORTANT TOUR UPDATE *** NEW DATES FOR MARCH/APRIL GIGS INCLUDE: 21 June - Cambridge Junction 2 October - Corby Cube 4 October - Brighton Komedia 9 October - Chorley Little Theatre 18 October - Leeds Hyde Park Book Club 25 October - Newcastle Stand 3 November - Camberley Theatre 13 November - Alnwick Playhouse 15 November - York Crescent 19 November - Cardiff Sherman Theatre 19 November - Glasgow Stand 3 December - Southend Dixon Studio 6 December - Sheffield Leadmill

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0:00.0

I'm about to ask you a really stupid question that here we go. How does the offer of free beer sound?

0:06.3

Sounds like the greatest offer on earth and as a loyal listener of the show

0:09.4

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You can taste eight free exclusive craft beers from all around the world

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0:31.1

Covered just four pound ninety five for the postage on top of that

0:35.3

Political party listeners get an extra two free beers so that's a total of ten free beers

0:40.4

That is a great a beer

0:42.2

Beer52 travels the globe to find the best and most interesting beer from the greatest small batch breweries

0:48.4

The earth has to offer and each month they send you a different theme themes have included Germany

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I mean that one was a bit amazing career Norway South Africa California Finland and even more

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But they haven't forgotten their roots. They're a UK company and they're passionate about the UK craft beer scene

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The beauty of beer52 is that they don't hold you to ransom

1:09.5

There's no locking you can leave at any time and your first box is sent to you next day as well as the best

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Most interesting beer money can buy UK includes award-winning craft beer magazine for meant

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Which takes you through the different themes of the UK craft beer scene and you get a snack thrown in just to top it all off

1:28.2

And you can pick the sort of beer you want if you don't like dark beers you can pick the light beers

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Just go to beer52.com forward slash party to get your first crate of eight beers free and don't forget political party customers

1:40.3

Because you're very special people get an extra two unmistakable beers free. That's beer 52.com forward slash party

1:48.5

I mean that'd be a great night in money

1:51.8

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