Tax rises! Cuts to everything! Here comes the pain! Seldom has a Budget been heralded with such dire warnings… if you believe the Toryform Press. But according to Giles Wilkes – Institute for Government fellow and former adviser to Vince Cable and Theresa May – Britain isn’t in such a disastrous state after all. In a weirdly optimistic conversation he joins Andrew Harrison and Jonn Elledge to look at the real story of Britain’s finances; why Brexit is an even bigger drag anchor than the Treasury will admit; and why the embattled Chancellor needs to stick to her course.  
ESCAPE ROUTES 
• Jonn has been watching<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002csng/the-celebrity-traitors"> The Celebrity Traitors</a>, yes that again, do our panel ever watch anything else? 
• Giles recommends <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9780007137503">Wellington: The Iron Duke by Richard Holmes</a>. 
• Andrew recommends the old school <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy">BBC adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Alec Guinness</a>.  
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Presented by Andrew Harrison with Jonn Elledge Audio and Video Production by Chris Jones. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. 
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