Politics Unleashed

Guto Harri and David Davis introduce themselves as two insiders with outsider instincts and set out the show’s aim: finding real answers to Britain’s problems, whatever the party. They discuss the recent party conferences and Burnham’s and Badenoch’s surprising popularity. David traces Britain’s deep-rooted problems back decades, from globalisation and China to the Iraq war and the 2008 crash, which he says is why there have been seven prime ministers in ten years. The longest section is on the upcoming Budget: how little room there is to manoeuvre, a flawed Budget process, the Treasury’s grip on policy, and the triple lock and welfare debates. They finish with the first Tech Check on AI, covering Britain’s role in AI safety testing and why AI firms are hiring philosophers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.