The Boris in the Bubble

Boris Johnson used his conference speech to promise higher wages, productivity and economic growth. But against a backdrop of petrol shortages, empty shelves and a mass cull of healthy pigs, is he really leading an economic revolution akin to Thatcher’s? And the fallout from Germany’s federal election continues. Berlin-based author and commentator John Kampfner joins us to discuss who will form the next government, and the issues that could define Europe’s biggest power in the years ahead.

• “Johnson’s speech did the job for the party, but it felt incongruent with events happening elsewhere.” - Alex Thomas
• “If you look at the state of Britain, Labour should be on a roll, but Johnson carries the floor with unbridled optimism.” - John Kampfner
• “It wasn’t an anti-business conference, but there was a different attitude towards the state from previous years.” - Gemma Tetlow
• “Germany shows us that levelling-up is a vast, national project” - Alex Thomas

Presented by Bronwen Maddox with Alex Thomas and Gemma Tetlow. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG.

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