{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6a62159b562e3ad886e7b04b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can Andy Burnham fix Britain’s broken finances?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1784813842402-deff8aac-ed63-414f-b1cb-e890d8f63b3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andy Burnham is Britain’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/22/britains-troublingly-nostalgic-new-prime-minister?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seventh prime minister</a> in a decade. Can he and his chancellor, John Healey, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/23/andy-burnhams-first-100-days?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">break</a> the British curse of sluggish growth, high debt and soaring spending? And, crucially, can he survive longer than Keir Starmer?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Kristina Hooper, chief market strategist at Man Group</li><li>Duncan Robinson, <em>The Economist’s </em>political editor and Bagehot columnist</li><li>Josh Roberts, <em>The Economist</em>’s capital markets correspondent</li><li>Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Andy Burnham</li><li>John Healey</li><li>British economy</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}