The Chancellor’s economic plan explained, with Fraser of Allender director Mairi Spowage

To help us make sense of the UK Government’s economic plans, and problems, we’re joined by Mairi Spowage, Director of the Fraser of Allender Institute. That’s a good thing because Chancellor Rachel Reeves' latest spring statement looked out of date the minute she started speaking this week. Forecasts were ripped up as oil prices shot up and conflict spread across Iran and the middle east. Notes: Read more about this week’s topic from the Fraser of Allender’s report here: And see how policies are hitting businesses already, like here:

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The Chancellor’s economic plan explained, with Fraser of Allender director Mairi Spowage is an episode from The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson by DC Thomson.

This episode is 26:02 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2026.

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