Jason Palmer

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3,914 appearances 105 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard yesterday

Jason Palmer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 105 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 32.

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Economist Podcasts · Under strAIn: breaking the British state · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

But do you know what's great for explaining and navigating that kind of complexity? matched

Yeah you do. matched

Matthew Holehouse is our public policy editor. matched

What do you mean by interactions with the state? matched

But you framed this at the outset as an arms race. matched

The government is responding in turn. matched

Is this development good for the citizenry, for the machinery of government? matched

But if the collective response is essentially flooding the state with our AI complaints and what have you, then that's not the business of government either, right? matched

So if the problem here is twentieth century bureaucracy running into twenty first century AI, how can the bureaucracy change and fast to not end up seizing up? matched

I know that you've been focusing your lens on Britain, but surely these problems are cropping up elsewhere in the world. matched

No one likes a parking ticket. matched

Matthew, thanks very much for your time. matched

Thank you. matched

The Intelligence from The Economist · Under strAIn: breaking the British state · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

The Economist. matched

And I'm Jason Palmer. matched

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Have you ever had the feeling that your interactions with your government were kinda deliberately difficult? matched

That basically it was so complex to appeal a ticket or fine or figure out a tax deduction that fewer people would bother? matched

Me too. matched

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