Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast. I'm Matt Chowly coming up on today's episode. Everyone

is talking about Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, but how much you actually know

about it and what we thought we'd do is take a look at the man who's become a 21st century

war here, appearing in t-shirts on social media, vowing to remain in Kiev despite the Russian

onslaught. So we've got a fascinating profile coming up on the podcast today. Before that, as

ever we kick off with our economy's panel on a Monday, it is Liberacee. It's Libby Purvis and

Rachel Vester. Let's start with this question of exactly how generous Britain should be in its

offer to Ukrainians seeking sanctuary from the Russian invasion. Libby, you'll take on this first

of all. The government clearly faced a lot of criticism, not least, Kevin Foster's suggestion that

they might be able to come under the seasonal worker scheme to pick fruit. What do you think the UK

government should be doing? I think a great deal of generosity is called for here. It was an

extraordinary suggestion that all Ukrainians are fit for is to pick the potatoes or whatever,

it's just absurd. It's a sophisticated country, people of all trades, people who could contribute,

and also do remember, people who, if this gets resolved and pray God it is and Putin's regime falls,

if this is all resolved in the end and Ukraine is a peaceful, decent country, again, people will go

back just as the polls have gone back in enormous numbers. I always thought they would. I had a young

Polish friend who came here when they were first allowed to, and it was always quite clear. She loved

Poland. She loved her country. She wanted to go back. So give people sanctuary while they need it for

heaven's sake and treat them with the respect that their own quality, their own professional abilities

deserve. You know, once you start on the fruit and potato picking thing, you know, you really are

sort of almost racist. I suppose that's the thing, isn't it Rachel? It feels like the government

is still in sort of vote leave campaign mode. It's not really rising to the occasion.

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