Liam Halligan - "Britain is heading for a financial meltdown"

The Winston Marshall Show · Apr 7, 2026 · 1h 17m

In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with economist Liam Halligan for a conversation on Britain’s economic decline, government failure, and the policies driving stagnation.

We examine why the UK economy has struggled to grow, from high taxes and overregulation to the long-term consequences of energy policy and Net Zero. Liam explains how weak productivity, rising public spending, and political short-termism have left Britain falling behind its global competitors.

The conversation explores inflation, debt, housing, and the cost-of-living crisis, alongside the structural…