Special: 2016 Preview

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2015

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Host Philip Webster is joined by Robbie Millen, Philip Aldrick and Patrick Kidd in this 2016 preview special.Robbie Millen:In or Out? Leave or Remain? I have all sorts of firm views about relatively trivial issues yet on the greatest issue facing Britain I flip flop around in the no-man’s land of the undecided voter. I don’t want to be a “don’t know” that’s why I’m looking forward to the EU referendum and the debate it ought to provoke. Philip Aldrick:Interest rates will finally go up - but we will have to wait until after the Brexit referendum, which the ins will win. Perversely, those rates will increase into a slowing economy. The chancellor will tighten the screw with more tax rises in the march budget. House prices will come off the boil. And there will be a small financial crisis in emerging markets that everyone will panic about before it blows over.Patrick Kidd:Next year one of the main political parties will change its leader, but it's more likely to be David Cameron going than Jeremy...

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
0:11.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:20.0	Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.
0:23.5	Thank you for calling National Lottery and I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?
0:27.5	Yeah, I think I have. I should take a double check for the car wheel.
0:31.0	Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million.
0:35.0	Oh my word! Happy Christmas! Why do you know?
0:39.0	You have the best Christmas ever.
0:41.0	I got a hair thing.
0:42.0	This Christmas, it could be you. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18 or over.
0:50.0	Hello and welcome to the last opinion podcast from the Times of 2015 on this
0:59.1	program we'll be looking ahead to 2016.
1:03.2	I'm Philip Webster and on the panel this week
1:06.1	we have Robbie Milan, literary editor of the Times,
1:09.4	Philip Aldrich, economics editor of the Times,
1:12.3	Patrick Kidd, sketch writer of The Times, Patrick Kidd,
1:13.0	Sketch writer of the Times and also the Times
1:16.0	diarist.
1:17.0	The first voice you will hear will be Philip Aldrich.
1:20.0	Interest rates will finally go up,
1:22.0	but we will have to wait until after the Brexit
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