{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6334652b4b37860012f3825c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Bank of England’s emergency action explained","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pound-sterling-live-updates-dollar-kwasi-kwarteng-liz-truss-bank-england-interest-rates-mortgages-b1028633.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bank of England’s emergency action to stabilise markets</a>. How the bank is effectively ‘creating money from nothing’. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-labour-conference-speech-energy-comany-publicly-owned-b1028484.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Could Keir Starmer’s energy plan save us</a>? Our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/KingEconomist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economic expert Stephen King</a> explains the Bank of England’s decision in layman’s terms, plus energy expert <a href=\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/energy/people/dr-aidan-osullivan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Aidan O’Sullivan</a> from UCL discusses the feasibility of Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy Company. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Bank of England’s emergency action explained</li><li>How the bank is effectively printing money&nbsp;</li><li>How the economic crisis impacts the public</li><li>Is Keir Starmer’s energy proposal a good idea?</li><li>How feasible is the concept?</li><li>Is his target for 100% clean energy by 2030 achievable?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/standardnews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}