{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/628ff5e761e1450012c398f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Barber Boom and Bust","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/1644921937661-83296c998938c08efb7ab6e9aa94a8a1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Gripped by sluggish growth and low investment, the UK decides to solve its problems by embarking on a \"dash for growth\" - spending big and cutting taxes. We talk to economic historian Duncan Weldon about the Heath government's&nbsp;disastrous 1972 \"Barber Boom\" (named for the chancellor Tony Barber) and what lessons it holds for Boris Johnson's wayward administration.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.</p><p>With Duncan Weldon.</p><p>Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.</p><p>Sponsored by Briefcase.News</p>","author_name":"Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins"}