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	Podcast:		The Slow Newscast
	Episode:		Recession 2021
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:32:20
	Publish Date:		2020-10-22 01:00:00
	Description:		It's not that our economies haven't already taken a hit because of the coronavirus, it's that what's coming may be much worse. Politicians, and people in finance and business, can see it, but there are no prizes for talking openly about it. So we've gone back to two people who really understand the depths of the trouble ahead. Alastair Darling was UK Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2008 financial crash, and Mervyn King was Governor of the Bank of England. When they look around the corner, what do they see? And what should the government be doing now to prevent the worst? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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