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The Two Matts

Who really controls Britain?

The Two Matts

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News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4523 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

As Keir Starmer enthuses to merchant banks and global conglomerates about opening up Britain for investment … and tearing down regulatory barriers that get in their way … the Matts wonder who actually runs the country? Not least since one of the shiny new investors are the very same people who ransacked Thames Water. And while we are talking about investment, what about the drastic cuts to local government funding that are damaging some of the most vulnerable in society? Also - Alex Salmond … is it too soon to mention the dark side?

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0:00.0

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0:56.5

journalism. So welcome everybody to our Monday evening podcast. Welcome all. Brought to you by the

1:01.4

subscribers of the new European newspaper. Great people. So today was a massive day for Kirstearl.

1:06.8

It was a big day of political pageantry because it was his big investment summit.

1:11.1

Yeah.

1:11.6

And perhaps to frame it, there's a little blast from this morning before the summit actually

1:17.1

started of Peter Kyle, the science secretary, saying why it matters.

1:24.6

In conversation with Sir Nick Robinson.

1:26.3

In conversation with Sir Nicholas Robinson. In conversation with Sir Nicholas Robinson.

1:29.0

We are all here today alongside businesses from around the world celebrating the fact that Britain is

1:35.0

open for business again, rewarding the fact that we have stability in the planning and running of our

1:39.9

economy, the management of our economy, and we are focused on the great potential that we once again

1:45.3

have as a country. We have to put in the hard yards as a nation, as an economy and as a government

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