Lucy Hough

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3,855 appearances 82 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

Lucy Hough’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Today in Focus · Is Trump trying to buy votes? – The Latest · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

Is this going to go to Jeff Bezos? voice-verified

Does Jeff Bezos need $5,000? voice-verified

Arguably not. voice-verified

There is this suggestion that it wouldn't go to the super wealthy and that it would be paid for by US tariff revenues. voice-verified

So as you say, they found kind of like a clever workaround. voice-verified

Can the American economy cope? voice-verified

Because as you say, it's been reported this could cost in excess of a trillion dollars. voice-verified

The annual deficit in the US is already nearly at $2 trillion. voice-verified

There's been a huge cost of living crisis. voice-verified

Inflation is soaring as a result of the Iran war. voice-verified

I mean, clearly, perhaps this 5,000 is designed to address that and address the cost of living crisis that people are facing. voice-verified

Yeah, and it also seems to be in a way an admission that the Iran war has caused huge economic damage. voice-verified

He spoke about the fact that the Iran war was unlikely to be over by the November midterms. voice-verified

The Iran war is extremely unpopular in the United States. voice-verified

You know, Trump having been a president who previously said it's the end of interventions on the global stage. voice-verified

And yet he's got trapped into a situation that he can't seem to get out of that is causing real pain. voice-verified

Yeah, yeah, exactly. voice-verified

And so in terms of the Democrats, how are they polling at the moment? voice-verified

And how likely is it, do you think, that they'll take both the House and the Senate in November or one of them? voice-verified

yeah and to that point i mean trump sort of has become the republican party or he's formed it in his image now hasn't he and that's felt true for for over a decade now uh the days of george w bush feel like some sort of voice-verified

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