How to Trust the Left on the Economy | ep. 150

Perhaps the foremost crisis of the omnicrisis that is seeming to plague British politics these days is the cost of living. With inflation through the roof over the past decade due to a series of seismic economic shocks – some self-inflicted, most unforeseen – and wages stagnant, what do we do?

At Compass, we pride ourselves on providing progressive solutions to all issues. But the economy remains the one area in which progressives are consistently seen as outliers, whose ideas are not only politically motivated but out and out incorrect. We know this isn’t true – but how do we show that?

To discuss what progressives need to do on economic issues, Compass Director Neal Lawson is joined by:

• James Meadway, economist, co-director of Verdant, former advisor to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, and former Chief Economist at the New Economics Foundation.