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Coffee House Shots

What is Labour’s economic plan?

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

News, Daily News, Politics

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In her Mais lecture in the City of London this week, Rachel Reeves set out her plan for Britain’s economy: securonomics. What does securonomics mean? Can it deliver wealth? Will it work in a high-immigration economy?

Freddy Gray speaks to Kate Andrews and the author and journalist Paul Mason.

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On this week's episode we're broadcasting the full-length version of a discussion

0:35.6

that was first on Spectator TV between Freddie Gray, Kate Andrews, and Paul Mason

0:41.8

the author and journalist.

0:44.0

Now I think it's fair to say that the Conservative Party has not given Britain the thriving economy that some people hoped it might,

0:52.0

but what would a British economy look like under labor?

0:56.0

We had a bit of a glimpse this week from Rachel Reeves,

1:00.1

who delivered the May's lecture in which she outlined her vision, her

1:05.0

economic vision, her political vision really, for where she thinks Britain is going

1:08.5

and where she thinks the global economy is going. I'm very pleased to be joined by Paul Mason, author and journalist

1:15.8

and experts on all things left. You are currently writing a history of

1:20.3

communism. A critical one. A critical history of communism.

1:24.0

We'll see about that.

1:25.6

And of course, Kate Andrews, the Spectators Economics Editor.

1:28.6

editor.

1:29.6

Paul, I'll start with you.

1:30.6

You've both written pieces on the Spectators website about her speech,

1:34.1

Rachel Reeves's speech.

1:35.6

And Paul, you start up by saying she's effectively declared neoliberalism is dead,

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