Financial Fairness Podcast

By: abrdn Financial Fairness Trust
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  • How can we improve financial fairness in the UK? We fund research, campaigning and policy work to tackle financial problems in the UK.
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Episodes
  • 21. Beyond the triple lock - what else are the parties offering?

    21. Beyond the triple lock - what else are the parties offering?
    Jul 2 2024
    With both of the main political parties claiming your pension is not safe with the other, and that they will keep the triple lock, we drill down into what the parties are offering, whether it’s enough for the future and how they will deliver it. For this episode Mubin is joined by David Gauke. David is a British political commentator, solicitor and former politician who was the Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019. David has served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor. He is also a member for the Pensions Review steering group.
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    35 mins
  • 20. Public Spending – Investment or austerity 2.0?

    20. Public Spending – Investment or austerity 2.0?
    Feb 21 2024
    As we approach the general election, the political parties will set out their stalls. What will their spending promises be? What might they cut? How will they pay for it all? We speak to Gemma Tetlow about how it all works. What is public spending? How much room is there for change? What are some of the big ticket areas of expenditure? Mubin asks questions about what is driving changes in public spending: To what extent are changes in spending being driven by demographics – for example our aging population, migration? We’ve got some big commitments coming such as the NHS workforce development plan and the childcare commitments. Can you tell us a bit about those and what pressures that’s going to create? Are tax rises inevitable or are tax cuts the answer? What might we see in relation to infrastructure commitments? What are the parties committing to? Is it possible to say what these different approaches mean for living standards?
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    41 mins
  • 19. The Living Standards Election?

    19. The Living Standards Election?
    Jan 29 2024
    Guests • Torsten Bell, Resolution Foundation • Clare Moriarty, Citizens Advice We discuss how the squeeze on living standards might influence the general election. Guests consider where people are feeling the squeeze, how that has changed over time, and how likely it is to influence the way they vote in the upcoming general election. Mubin asks Claire and Torsten what can be done to improve living standards and they talk about how we could all aim to be a bit more Dutch. Questions include: And what’s driving the stagnation in real incomes? Who’s particularly affected? High inflation has been a key factor in the cost of living crisis, but that’s been tumbling. However, interest rates have been rising. Is the crisis over now? What’s the picture like in countries similar to the UK? Have they been facing the same squeeze on living standards? What measures have the government [and others] brought in to help people weather this period? Will this be the Living Standards election? How concerned are voters by this issue? Where are our political parties promising in relation to living standards? What’s your take on what we’ve been offered. Is it enough? Do we have the money to pay for this? Given the state of the public finances – high debt repayments; tax levels high, but not as high as Europe; existing spending commitments like the NHS workforce plan
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    37 mins

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