The cost of living crisis - a defining political theme of 2022
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
We look at the trouble ahead for Boris Johnson, starting with the crisis in the energy market. What can the government do to stop bills doubling in the coming months? Along with sleaze investigations, how much of a threat is this to the PM? Political editor George Parker will discuss, together with chief political correspondent Jim Pickard.
And we look at the latest with the spread of Omicron over the festive season and whether the new variant is putting too much pressure on the health service. What will that mean for the NHS? Health editor Sarah Neville and health and science reporter Oliver Barnes will explain.
Presented by Sebastian Payne. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Howie Shannon. The sound engineers were Breen Turner and Sean McGarrity
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| 0:00.0 | The latest episode of the next five podcasts is all about the future of watches. |
| 0:04.3 | I speak to Andrea Zimmer, head of products for Huawei Europe. |
| 0:07.8 | The highest penetration of smart wearables, we're still only around 50%. |
| 0:12.3 | Francois Henri Benamias, CEO of Odomar Piguet. |
| 0:15.6 | These two worlds can perfectly lead together. It's not one against the other. |
| 0:19.6 | And psychologists Dr. Ruth Olten. |
| 0:21.6 | Beyond pressure from humans, we also have pressures from technology. |
| 0:25.8 | Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy. |
| 0:30.0 | The cost of living crisis is set to be a defining political theme for 2022. |
| 0:38.2 | With inflation soaring, energy bills rising, tax rises on the horizon, |
| 0:43.2 | and households facing increasing financial pressure. |
| 0:46.4 | The Prime Minister has made political choices that has led us into this place. |
| 0:52.2 | His government has failed to invest in long-term energy security. |
| 0:57.6 | His government decided to let gas storages collapse. |
| 1:02.0 | His government let the energy market run out of control. |
| 1:07.2 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, your central guide to what's happening in British politics |
| 1:12.2 | from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:16.0 | In this episode, we'll be looking at the trouble ahead for Boris Johnson, |
| 1:20.0 | starting with the crisis in the energy market, |
| 1:22.7 | as you heard Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rainer, discuss at the start. |
| 1:27.0 | What can the government do to stop bills doubling in the coming months? |
| 1:30.7 | And along with the sleaze investigations, |
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