Britain's Bad Economics

Hiraeth - Welsh Politics

One of our favourite guests return for this podcast where we review the gloomy economic news about inflation and interest rate rises in the UK. Professor Danny Blanchflower is a familiar name to many in economics and to many in Wales in particular, with his longstanding connections to Cardiff. As well as his role at Dartmouth College, he is also known for his time on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), a body within which he was frequently known as a dissenting voice that challenged much of the groupthink on the committee. These days he continues to be a loud and critical voice that challenges conventional thinking and that's exactly why we were keen to speak to him about the latest gloomy news about the UK economy, as well as the performance of the current MPC, the inglorious reign of Liz Truss as Prime Minister and the performance of the current UK Government. As we mention in the pod, Danny is no longer available on Twitter but his blog can be found here: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/blanchflower/2023/06/25/its-brexit-wot-dunnit-and-they-still-want-to-blame-ordinary-people-for-their-failings/ Or drop us a line at the pod account: https://twitter.com/HiraethPod We can be found @HiraethPod on most social platforms and would love to hear from you. If you're enjoying the pod, please leave us a rating or review in your podcast app or on YouTube and, if you are able to do so, please consider joining our Patreon from just £3/month.