Episodes

  • 168. Is Trump’s Deal Good for Britain?

    168. Is Trump’s Deal Good for Britain?
    May 9 2025
    What is the deal? Is it any good? What about the EU? Robert and Steph bring you their analysis of the good, the bad and the ugly of the UK tariff deal with the US. We appreciate your feedback on The Rest Is Money to help make the podcast and our partnerships better: https://opinion-v2.askattest.com/app/41f5060f-0f52-45bc-bf86-bf3c9793618e?language=ENG ⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠ to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: ⁠⁠restismoney@gmail.com⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@RestIsMoney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠goalhanger.com⁠⁠ Visit: ⁠⁠http://monzo.com/therestismoney⁠⁠ Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • 167. Should We Care That Indian Workers Won’t Pay National Insurance?

    167. Should We Care That Indian Workers Won’t Pay National Insurance?
    May 7 2025
    What are the numbers behind the new trade deal between India and the UK? Have the Conservatives lost all economic common sense? Will it matter to voters whether Reform UK’s economic policies are bonkers? Robert and Steph discuss these questions and more. ⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠ to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: ⁠restismoney@gmail.com⁠ X: ⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠ Instagram: ⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠ TikTok: ⁠@RestIsMoney⁠ ⁠goalhanger.com⁠ Visit: ⁠http://monzo.com/therestismoney⁠ Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • 166. How To Cut Energy Bills

    166. How To Cut Energy Bills
    May 4 2025
    Do we need to speed up or slow down the transition to green power? Should we have local power for local people in the form of zonal pricing? Are renewables more prone to system crashes, as happened in Spain and Portugal? Steph and Robert find out from the boss and founder of the UK’s biggest energy company, Octopus, Greg Jackson. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhanger.com Visit: http://monzo.com/therestismoney Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • 165. Trump’s Timebomb: The Warning No One Has Spotted

    165. Trump’s Timebomb: The Warning No One Has Spotted
    Apr 30 2025
    How the slowing down of ships shows Trump’s first 100 days are not going to plan? Will Mark Carney’s Canadian election forge a ‘coalition of the economically willing’? Is the UK more vulnerable to cyber attacks than other countries? Robert and Steph discuss Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhanger.com Visit: http://monzo.com/therestismoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • 164. The Great British Energy Crisis

    164. The Great British Energy Crisis
    Apr 27 2025
    Why does the UK have the most expensive energy in the world? Should the places that generate the cheapest energy get the lowest prices? Should the rich pay more for their power? Robert and Steph talk to Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of the UK’s energy regulator, OFGEM. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Visit: monzo.com/therestismoney Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • 163. Trump Surrenders To China And The Fed

    163. Trump Surrenders To China And The Fed
    Apr 23 2025
    Why has Trump changed his mind about firing the head of America’s central bank? Why has he also backed down on China trade tariffs? And while Rachel Reeves tries to woo Washington this week, are more UK tax rises in Autumn inevitable? Catching up on the latest data on borrowing and growth, Steph and Robert tell you what you need to know. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Visit: monzo.com/therestismoney Assistant Producer: India Dunkley, Alice Horrell Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • 162. The Health Gap: Fixing Inequality in the UK

    162. The Health Gap: Fixing Inequality in the UK
    Apr 20 2025
    Why do poor people in the South live longer than Northerners in similar deprivation? How do we fix health inequality? What can businesses do to help? Steph is joined by Sir Michael Marmot, professor of Epidemiology, to discuss why all policy decisions need to focus on health equity. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Visit: monzo.com/therestismoney Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • 161. Trump Turmoil: Starmer Should Choose EU Over US

    161. Trump Turmoil: Starmer Should Choose EU Over US
    Apr 17 2025
    Influential economist Jim O’Neill tells Steph and Robert why a trade deal with the EU is more important to the UK then one with Trump, that it would be foolish to cut off trade and economic links with China, and how the government has to be more ambitions with its UK investments. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Visit: monzo.com/therestismoney Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Ross Buchanan Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
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