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Opioid crisis. how is it still continuing. >> i think part of the reason you can see in this debate where theres this tendency -- its a very american tendency -- to think of these issues exclusively in term of supply side, to think well solve this purely by thinking about supply and not thinking about demand, not taking a hard look at ourselves. years ago, i was writing an article about the mexican drug cartel. i remember interviewing a dea agent. he told me about them building a stretch of bord...

This tendency, a very american tendency to think of these issues exclusively in terms of supply side, you think we will solve this purely by thinking about supply, and not thinking about demand, not taking a hard look at ourselves. years ago, i was writing an article about the mexican drug cartel. i remember interviewing a d agent. he told me, this is years ago, he told me about them building a stretch of border wall in arizona. this high tech, very expensive wall wall that they both, and he sai...

Democrats won the overall house vote if held today but the momentum is clearly moving towards the republicans in my mind and the reason that is happening because the economy is front and center and voters overwhelmingly trust republicans on that issue. >> matt, are democrats getting any help from the white house? >> well, ana, biden officials have to walk a fine line here, right? because they want to express connell text and optimism about the future but they also have to acknowledge the difficu...

But they virtually all the issues including climate change, it was pretty clear. democrats are far more preferable. >> a new, today the biden administration addressing fears of a recession earlier. the secretary beat pete buttigieg is discussing how they are approaching the threat. >> look it is possible but not inevitable. and we are doing everything we can to strengthen the foundations of the american economy. and that means a lot on the supply side suspending the productive capacity. >> lets ...

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>> its hard to think they can, and when you think about sort of the things that you might do if youre a conservative and the supply side-ish way in terms of trying to lower the cost of things, in a moment of inflation, oddly enough it can do the opposite, which is why you saw the pound fall and why you saw costs in that country rise. became almost impossible for lots of people to have mortgages. so right now i think theres a moment of credibility for the uk thats at stake. whether she remains in...

And that is because of the uks domestic plans. thats something even the bank of england has acknowledged. and the payback from that, well, put it this way, john, at one point over the last week or so, it was more expensive for the uk government to borrow than the governments of the likes of spain, italy, portugal. i mean, that is a real sign of the times, isnt it? what needs to happen for britain to get back on the rails again and for all of this to be just forgotten about? its going to take som...

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It was really simple budgets. well, look, when i was a backbencher on the treasury select committee, i we used to complain about the fact that we had too many fiscal events. but, you know, times change. and when youre in a situation of volatility like that, its critical. but, you know, chris philp, chief secretary, was out saying, you know, fiscal rectitude and discipline still remains at the heart of what we want to do. its a very important message for the market and the world to understand. bu...

Steer a steady course. kit malthouse, thanks forjoining me on political thinking. that explanation of the arguments for liz truss and kwasi kwartengs economic approach. was i have to say clearer than any that ive heard the argument that awful jargon supply side was just about make it easier to create businesses and to do business and to create wealth. but his interview revealed something else, that this cabinet took for granted that the conservatives would be trusted to make the books add up. an...