{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/92a301e1-443b-435f-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5/dff354f7-5838-48b3-8e3e-803e6c0f465b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Labour and the Laffer Curve","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ebd1a8cbe463c3cf145/61ba0f0b5ca4d10013ec5c69.jpg?height=200","description":"Tim Montgomerie is joined by Ian King, David Aaronovitch and Libby Purves.\n\nIan King argues that Labour, led by Ed Miliband, has abandoned any pretence that they will form a constructive working relationship with business or wealth-creators with his pledge to reintroduce the 50p additional rate of income tax.\n\nDavid Aaronovitch says that parties strive to emphasise their differences where there is little - to create \"blue water\" for the sake of it.\n\nLibby Purves states - in no uncertain terms - that we should do away with the 'role' of First Ladies. Is the term relevant in the modern age? \n\nSubscribe in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read \nSubscribe to The Times: www.thetimes.co.uk\nFollow The Times Opinion pages on Twitter: @TimesOpinion","author_name":"Times Radio"}