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The CapitalistThe cost-of-government crisis
It's been a bumper few weeks for political news. We've had endless 'Beergate' stories rattling the Labour leadership, soaring prices in the shops, dreadful…
The CapitalistJohn Penrose on escaping the poverty trap
Should poverty be defined by how much you earn, how much less money you have than the average household, or something altogether more holistic - the myriad of…
The CapitalistSam Ashworth-Hayes on party politics, Rwanda and the 'Granny State'
It's been quite a few weeks in British politics. After a brief Easter respite, the PartyGate saga reared its head again for Boris Johnson, who now faces a…
The CapitalistSetting Cuba free with Rosa Maria Paya
Few countries on earth are as politically and economically repressed as Cuba. For all its brutality and illiberalism of six decades of one-party rule, the…
The CapitalistNicole Lampert on 'Beardsplaining' and 'Holocaust denial'
It's another topical podcast this week as our editors sat down with freelance journalist, CapX regular and 'Queen of the Internet' Nicole Lampert. In a very…
The CapitalistHelen Dale on Ukraine's tortured history
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The CapitalistA Spring in his step?
It's a very topical podcast this week as we run the rule over Rishi Sunak's much-anticipated Spring Statement. With war in Ukraine and a Covid crisis in China…
The CapitalistMerryn Somerset Webb on Share Power
Although many of us might not know it, thanks to pensions auto-enrollment the average Brit is more invested in the stock market than at any point in our…
The CapitalistThrowing oil on the fire?
We had plenty to get stuck into for this week's topical episode of the CapX Podcast: from the halting progress of Russia's offensive in Ukraine, to the equally…
The CapitalistThe Status Game with Will Storr
From the lowest prison cell to the grandest palaces, human beings are engaged in age-old battles for status and recognition. In his latest book The Status…
The CapitalistWar in Ukraine – victory over Covid
This week's topical podcast is understandably dominated by Vladimir Putin's all-out assault on Ukraine, which has shocked and appalled most of us in equal…
The CapitalistJohn McWhorter on Woke Racism
Our guest this week, John McWhorter, is a man of many talents: a Columbia University professor, prolific author, music historian, New York Times columnist and…
The CapitalistKate Andrews on Levelling Up, inflation and NHS waiting lists
From the soaring cost of living to ever-lengthening NHS waiting lists, the Government certainly has its hands full at the moment – even without the rumbling…
The CapitalistThe Good the Bad and the Greedy with Martin Vander Weyer
Martin Wander Weyer has had a front row seat for some of the biggest economic developments of the last 50 years - both as a banker and as business…
The CapitalistEastern Menace
As part of our new year revamp of the CapX Podcast we're bringing you another topical, multi-topic episode this week. To kick off we head east and speak to…
The CapitalistPacific Vim: The case for CPTPP
Why is a rainy island in north-west Europe trying to join a trade bloc centred on the Pacific? At first sight, the UK's application to the Comprehensive and…
The CapitalistCan the party go on?
The CapX Podcast returns with a rundown of the big stories of 2022 so far - and the only place to start is Downing Street itself, where stories of lockdown…
The CapitalistHeroes, villains, highs and lows – CapX looks back on 2021
From the Washington riots to European Championship football fever, the Taliban sweeping through Afghanistan and the brutal murder of MP David Amess, it's been…
The CapitalistLord Mandelson on Labour, Levelling Up and the danger of the hard left
It's not often we get bona fide political royalty on the CapX Podcast, and whatever your political outlook, few people have bestrode British politics over the…
The CapitalistGood COP? Bad COP?
For the last two weeks the great and the good have descended on Glasgow to try to thrash out a climate deal at what's been billed everywhere as a make or break…
The CapitalistDiane Coyle on Cogs and Monsters
Is economics fit for the modern world? That’s the basic question posed in Cogs and Monsters, the new book from Diane Coyle, one of Britain’s most eminent…
The CapitalistThe economics of ancient Rome with George Maher
Rome was the greatest city of the ancient world, commanding an empire that spread from Damascus to York and encompassed a quarter of the world’s population…
The CapitalistCapX Live with Jacob Rees-Mogg
It's a very special edition of the podcast this week as we take you inside Tory conference in Manchester for a fascinating, fun-packed conversation with the…
The CapitalistAlex Deane on Lessons from History
Most us know about Henry VIII, Napoleon and Churchill, but what about history's unheralded heroes? In his new book Lessons from History, political commentator…
The CapitalistVivek Ramaswamy on the woke-industrial complex
There's a new, invisible force at work in the highest ranks of corporate America and it's behind what may be the defining scam of our era. By co-opting social…
The CapitalistDuncan Weldon on 200 years of muddling through
Why is the British economy the way it is today? That's the rather daunting exam question The Economist's Duncan Weldon sets himself in his newly released book…
The CapitalistDavid Skelton on the New Snobbery
Long before the Red Wall became a part of our everyday political lexicon, David Skelton was talking and writing about the disconnection between post-industrial…
The CapitalistFrank Luntz on the New Language of Politics
Few people know more about the language of politics and how to effectively communicate with the public than Frank Luntz. As an award winning political and…
The CapitalistNiall Ferguson on the Politics of Catastrophe
From the eruption of Vesuvius to the Chernobyl meltdown, human history has always been punctuated by catastrophes - some natural, others very much man-made. In…
The CapitalistThe Aristocracy of Talent
Meritocracy is the creed of our age. An idea that has great success in crossing traditional boundaries: not just Thatcher, Reagan and Boris Johnson, but…
The CapitalistIs Britain racist?
Is Britain a racist society? After a year where prejudice, privilege and protest have never been far from the headlines, it's a question that continues to…
The CapitalistThe Future of Capitalism with Sir Paul Collier
Deep rifts are tearing societies apart and shredding old political allegiances: across the Western world, regions are rebelling against cities, the working…
The CapitalistMeet the '109ers'
Right now All the Government’s efforts are focussed on coronavirus, but what about the fundamental mandate it was elected on? As the vaccine roll-out continues…
The CapitalistThe heroes and villains of 2020
For our final CapX Pocast of the year, it’s time to take a look back at this absolute car-crash of a year. Rather than the usual tête-à-tête, we decided to…
The CapitalistExtreme economies with Richard Davies
Not many economists have trekked through lawless jungles, visited shops and restaurants world’s most entrepreneurial refugee camp or hung out with inmates in a…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Lockdown vs liberty with Jonathan Sumption
Few have opposed the Government’s handling of the pandemic with as much eloquence and authority as Lord Sumption. The former supreme court judge, medieval…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Matt Forde's impressions of politics
Our guest this week is Matt Forde - one of Britain's foremost stand-ups, satirists and impressionists. He's a highly successful stage comedian, the voice of…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Fleeing North Korea
Not many podcast guests start by telling you they are in pain. Even fewer that the source of their discomfort is the scars inflicted by North Korean prison…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Tim Harford on How To Make The World Add Up
Stats! What we need is stats! If Dickens' hard-nosed utilitarian Thomas Gradgrind was around today he'd probably be knee-deep in SAGE briefings and ONS data…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Johan Norberg on the importance of being open
What do Ancient Rome, Muslim Spain and Song era China have in common? Military might, sophisticated legal systems or, perhaps, intellectual brilliance? All of…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Arts and Minds
Not many organisations can claim to have had Adam Smith, Edmund Burke and Karl Marx as members. Then again, not many organisations are anything like the Royal…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Jamila Mammadova on the Caucasian conundrum
For the final instalment of our Illiberalism in Europe series we’re going to the furthest boundary of the continent, beyond the Black Sea to Georgia, Armenia…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Brendan Simms on a tale of two Unions
Brendan Simms is one of Britain’s leading historians. Professor of the History of International Relations at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, Brendan has…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Should we legalise drugs?
This week is the latest instalment in our Illiberalism in Europe series, exploring the many different challenges to freedom on the continent – our topic is the…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Asa Bennett on Ancient Roman politics
This week we’re stepping back into antiquity for a look at political life in Ancient Rome. Our guest is the Daily Telegraph’s political journalist and Classics…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Vera Kichanova on standing up to Putin
Whether it’s interfering in Syria, Venezuela or Iran, Vladimir Putin is rarely out of the headlines. But what’s life like for the opposition activists trying…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: David Willetts on how the baby boomers took their children's future
Lord David Willetts has been an intellectual titan on the centre right for the past 30 years. Having worked in Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit, Willetts was an…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Raoul Ruparel on how to negotiate a Brexit deal
It’s the Brexit Election – at least according to some broadcasters – yet we’ve had relatively little scrutiny of what ‘getting Brexit done’ actually means if…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Tales from the campaign trail
With the general election just two weeks away we wanted to get the inside track from three party political experts on how their side’s campaign has gone so…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: The new dividing line in British politics
Throughout 2019, CapX has been working with the anti-poverty charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on a project about rebalancing Britain - looking at how to…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Tim Bale on the life and times of political parties
In confusing times, Tim Bale is a rare voice of clarity. Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, Tim is a regular presence on radio and tv…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Peter Pomerantsev on the war against reality
This week we were delighted to welcome Peter Pomerantsev to CapX Towers. Peter is one of the world’s leading writers on propaganda and fake news, and has even…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Tim Kane on the decline of great powers
Our guest this week is entrepreneur, economist, air force veteran and latterly candidate for the US Congress, Tim Kane. Tim is also the co-author with Glenn…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: Konstantin Kisin on free speech in comedy
CapX editor John Ashmore speaks to comedian Konstantin Kisin about growing up in the Soviet Union, the perils of policing free speech and the worrying role of…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: The future of capitalism
What is the future of capitalism? This week's Free Exchange exchange, recorded live at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, debates just that. Our…
The CapitalistDoomed by demographics?
Are the Conservatives doomed by demographics? With younger and BME voters rejecting the party, what can the Tories do to turn things around and put together an…
The CapitalistThe Case for Conservatism
This week is a special episode of Free Exchange, recorded live at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The director of the Centre for Policy…
The CapitalistGisela Stuart on Britain's absent foreign policy
Gisela Stuart is a rare figure in British politics - a Labour politician who campaigned wholeheartedly for Brexit. As an MP from 1997-2017, Gisela is perhaps…
The CapitalistMarie Le Conte on how the Westminster bubble really works
This week it was our great pleasure to be joined by journalist Marie Le Conte, whose new book on Westminster gossip lifts the lift on how things really work in…
The CapitalistFree Exchange: The criminal cartels running Cuba and Venezuela
This week we're going international and talking about two connected regimes that have been brought to their knees by brutal authoritarian governments: Cuba and…