Trussonomics: what went wrong?

Trussonomics: what went wrong?

Author: The Telegraph September 30, 2022 Duration: 36:57

Julian Jessop, Economic Fellow at the Institute for Economic Affairs, joins Christopher Hope to talk about what went wrong for Trussonomics, and why he believes it's a case of fleshing out the plan, not about doing a U-turn.

Also on the podcast, Restore Trusts' Zewditu Gebreyohanes takes Chopper through her concerns about the National Trust and why it's not just a case of a 'war on woke'.

Plus the Telegraph's own Maighna Nanu on the point of party conferences when the country is in crisis.


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