The Business podcast
Summary: The top business brains from the Guardian and the Observer come together for a weekly dose of economic reality. Hosted by Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty.
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Podcasts:
It's bash-a-banker time. As the former RBS boss Fred Goodwin loses his knighthood, his successor at the bank has handed back his bonus. Nils Pratley and Jill Treanor discuss
Seumas Milne, Rowenna Davis and Hopi Sen discuss Labour's shift in economic policy and how the party can remain true to its mission for social justice in austere times
The Occupy movement's philosopher-in-chief David Graeber examines the arguments for a debt jubilee in 2012
Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Nils Pratley discuss the economic indicators to watch in 2012 and look ahead to an Olympic year in which Britain is hoping to rediscover a feel-good factor
Economist Joel Waldfogel explains why you shouldn't buy Christmas presents plus Larry Elliott and Simon Goodley round up a turbulent year in business and economics
John Gapper and Jill Treanor discuss a new report into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland. Plus: we look at the history of rogue traders.
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the turmoil in the eurozone, the ethical issues underlying the financial crisis and his new book The Price of Civilisation
Philip Coggan, a historian of debt crises, discusses the current turmoil in Europe and explores the nature of money itself and our changing attitudes to it
Larry Elliott and Jackie Ashley join Tom Clark and Aditya Chakrabortty for a review of George Osborne's autumn statement on the British economy
Deborah Hargreaves of the High Pay Commission discusses her report on the inequality of salaries in Britain with the Guardian's City editor Jill Treanor
Katie Allen, Dan Milmo and Giles Tremlett discuss stark youth unemployment figures. Plus we ask whether austerity is working in Ireland
John Hooper and Larry Elliott on how Italy became the latest EU economy to face attack on the bond markets and economist Robert H Frank discusses his new book The Darwin Economy
Sheldon Garon, author of Beyond Our Means and an economic historian at Princeton University, on why the UK and the US stopped saving and started spending in the second half of the 20th century
Larry Elliott, David Gow and Jill Treanor examine the three major issues on the table this week: Greece, European banks and the EU bailout fund
Danny Dorling discusses his new book Fair Play and how its arguments can inspire those who are protesting against wealth inequality in London's financial district