Liz Truss’s economic policies have had traders asking, “are these guys stupid?” says economist and former trader Gary Stevenson.
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In this interview, recorded before Kwasi Kwarteng was fired and replaced as Chancellor by Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor, economist and former trader Gary Stevenson joined Emma Haslett to explore discuss the fallout from the disastrous mini-Budget and No 10’s attachment to trickle-down economics.
They also discuss how Brexit and Covid have impacted the UK economy, and why the "cancer" of rising inequality means the economy “will never recover.”
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