{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/db63e563-1a27-4446-8f4a-06473a5b69a2/68e68e5cde9a2a62c4bac12c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A grim future, Farage and Man United - with Sir Jim Ratcliffe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e491a8cbe627d3cf13d/1763484468273-8f6c6eee-e607-428a-9fdc-374c286a2b5e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>He's one of Britain's most successful industrialists and part-owner of Manchester United. Sir Jim Ratcliffe - regularly found near the top of the Sunday Times rich list with an estimated wealth of over £17bn - is the founder and CEO of the chemicals giant INEOS. So what's the future for his business? Why does he think Net Zero is a disaster? And how will he make Man United 'the most profitable club in the world'?</p><p><br></p><p>In the first episode of <em>The Business</em>, Associate Business Editor of The Sunday Times Hannah Prevett and Times columnist and Times Radio business presenter, Dominic O'Connell chew over it all.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch more</strong>: </p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJJRSqAWhKI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Manchester United, Farage and the future of British industry on our YouTube channel.</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@times-business/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">This podcast on our YouTube channel.</a></li></ul><p><strong>Read more: </strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/ee7384c7-6784-4bf4-9f09-a99c3dc37251?shareToken=9b5f77213d81cb30374ee85fa660d8ff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nigel Farage woos Ineos tycoon who called clean energy targets 'absurd'</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/jim-ratcliffe-ineos-job-cuts-european-chemical-industry-tvw9g3bkd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Collapse of chemical sector will put 1m jobs at risk</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/ruben-amorim-man-united-jim-ratcliffe-three-years-n65cqfhvt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I'm giving Amorim 3 years at Manchester United</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe</p><p><strong>Hosts:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times</li><li>Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times &amp; business reporter, Times Radio</li></ul><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Miriam Hall</p><p><strong>Senior Producer:</strong> Julia Johnson</p><p><strong>Development Editor:</strong> Sandra Shmueli</p><p><strong>Executive Producer:</strong> Kate Ford</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong>thebusiness@thetimes.com</p>","author_name":"The Times"}