View from the Tent
renowned economist Douglas McWilliams and his friend of 30 plus years Neil McClure ponder on national and local economic and business affairs from their base in the heart of Kent. In addition to Douglas's reflections on economic events, Neil will seek to lift the lid on local businesses and industries Each podcast ends with a review of one of Kent's 50 vineyards providing a mellow close to their observations
View from the Tent
Just too many coincidences?....
In this episode Douglas reviews our current economic position following the mini budget earlier in the week and considers whether there are too many similarities with events of 1931, where the Prime Minister was forced into radical action by recession, tariffs and calls for rearmament.
Neil looks to see whether our current public attitude to repeated disasters, economic and otherwise, resembles the analysis of the collapse of the USSR when citizens were both shocked but unsurprised.
Neil then tells how local heritage railways are being impacted by Net Zero
Finally we taste a wine produced by Sussex Vineyard, Henners of Herstmonceaux.
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