Amol Rajan
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3,997 appearances
23 recordings
6 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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What do you think makes it radical, the idea of recasting the modern British state around general well-being rather than growth?
I think I use it in the sense of something brave.
Given the challenges of the age, which I think are so profound, so immense, so huge, given the forces, the rate at which the world is changing,
because of these underlying forces and trends, I think it's a time for radical ideas.
And it's so interesting what you say about welfare and the bond market.
And I wonder if we should just touch on that for a moment.
It is the case that in this country, the second biggest item of government expenditure is servicing our debts, debt interest.
It is also the case that the amount spent now on welfare relating to work
is something like 330 billion.
Lots of people measure this.
You can quibble with this because you can measure it in different ways.
But that now exceeds the receipts from income tax.
Well, I think you're including pensions in that.
Including pensions, maybe including pensions.
But we're spending a huge amount on welfare, broadly defined, including pensions.
One of the reasons we're spending so much on welfare is because of mental health.
which is in a very bad way, particularly amongst young people.
Why do you think so many people
and particularly young people, are unhappy?
You know, one of the great privileges of doing this podcast and meeting such great minds is you sort of come to your own views about particular issues.
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