Understand Podcast
Alex Forsyth, political correspondent and host of Any Questions, and Adam Fleming, host of Newscast, unpick some of the key elements of the UK election.
Episodes to download
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14. Bankruptcy and Insolvency—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
How does going bankrupt affect us and the economy?
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11. Pricing and Discounting—The Economy
Tue 31 Jan 2023
How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?
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10. Inequality—The Economy
Fri 2 Dec 2022
Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?
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9. International Trade and Currency Markets—The Economy
Thu 1 Dec 2022
The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.
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7. Jobs and Unemployment—The Economy
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?
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4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?
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3. Economic Growth and GDP—The Economy
Fri 4 Nov 2022
What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn’t any?
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2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
What’s the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?
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1. Inflation—The Economy
Thu 3 Nov 2022
What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
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Trailer—The Economy
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.
