The manifesto episode: Do Labour, the Tories or the Lib Dems have the plan Britain need?
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🗓️ 14 June 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
The economy, tax and people’s finances are a cornerstone of the all the manifestos, but what are the main parties proposing and what could it mean for you?
On this week’s podcast, Georgie Frost, Angharad Carrick and Simon Lambert take a deep dive into the manifestos to see what’s there.
If the country votes for a change and we do get the widely predicted Labour government, what will it mean for your money – and does talking about growth mean there’s an actual plan to deliver it?
After 14 years in charge, were the Tories bold enough in their manifesto to derail Labour’s run at power?
And do the Lib Dems have the policies that could shake things up, including a plan to substantially overhaul capital gains tax?
Plus, what did Reform say?
All this and more go under the microscope, along with a look at what has really happened to our taxes in a decade-and-a-half under the Conservatives.
And finally, away from the election, how much did the most desirable new King Charles £5 note go for at a special auction this week?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to This is Money podcast sponsored by Charles Stanley Direct. |
| 0:06.6 | I'm Georgie Frost and joining me and Simon Lambert today is Ang Harrod Carrick. |
| 0:10.8 | And coming up, 83 references for Labour, just 50 for the Conservatives. |
| 0:16.0 | It's the economy, stupid. |
| 0:17.8 | Simon and Ang will pour over the political party manifestos and what it means for our |
| 0:21.9 | money. So quite frankly, you don't have to. You can thank us later. Plus, we have an update |
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| 0:38.0 | I'm Lisa Kaplan from Charles Stanley Direct. I spent 15 years helping people understand their |
| 0:43.6 | finances with clear, jargon-free language. People often ask me whether they have enough to retire, |
| 0:50.2 | what to do about inheritance tax, or how best to invest. Often, it's a simple question that one of my expert team can answer straight away. |
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| 1:09.0 | But first, this week saw the launch of the party manifestos |
| 1:12.6 | ahead of the general election next month. Our team read all 333 pages of the Labour Conservative |
| 1:19.0 | and Lib Dem Manifestos. Simon, Ang, congratulations, well done. Glad to see though some of those |
| 1:25.9 | pages were just full sort of pictures, so it's okay. But it was still a hefty job. Simon, someone had to do it. You did it. How was the experience for you? The experience was amazing. Yeah. I've, one of my, the most enjoyable moments I will probably have this year was spending my week reading through the manifestos. |
| 1:45.1 | And when I say reading, the word reading might be doing a little bit of heavy lifting there. |
| 1:49.3 | I have been from the top to the bottom of all of the manifestos, but I must admit I did skim read |
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