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Marc Sidwell
18 February 2025
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In the latest episode of our weekly podcast, The Capitalist:

Has Reform UK’s energy plan exposed the party’s economic failings? And will Kemi Badenoch capitalise on this misstep?

Marc Sidwell is joined by Dr Lawrence Newport and Albie Amankona to break down a week of political turbulence.

Plus: Emmanuel Macron warns of the ‘electroshock’ of a Trump return. But will his call for looser fiscal rules get traction?

And with £60 billion in council tax hikes on the line, are UK councils poised for another financial disaster?

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