The Capitalist: How to Get Britain Building


In this debut edition of The Capitalist: a bold new political movement takes aim at red tape to get Britain building, the Chancellor faces criticism over an economy teetering on the edge and the Conservatives grapple with the path to reinvention.
With Dr Lawrence Newport and Joseph Dinnage.
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