How to Fix the Inequality of Wealth, with Liam Byrne

《如何解决财富的不平等》,利亚姆·伯恩著

Intelligence Squared

2024-03-20

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The Labour MP Liam Byrne is Chair of the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee. He also served on the front bench for both prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. So he is well-positioned to be thinking about some of society's more pressing economic questions and these are the focus of his recent book, The Inequality of Wealth: Why it Matters and How to Fix it. Joining Byrne in conversation for this episode by the economist and writer Tej Parikh, Economics Leader Writer for The Financial Times. Want to attend Intelligence Squared live events? Explore our upcoming line up of talks below: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/attend/ If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events and discounts. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Coming up on the podcast, Liam Byrne, the Labour MP who is chair of the House of Commons business and trade select committee and served on the front bench for both prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, has a new book.

  • Its called the inequality of wealth, why it matters and how to fix it.

  • He's joined in conversation for this episode by the economist and writer Tej Parak, who is economics leader writer for the Financial Times.

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  • Our guest today is Liam Byrne and today we'll be discussing his latest book, the Inequality of Wealth.

  • In the book he outlines the drivers behind rising inequality and also outlines a number of potential recommendations to policy changes going forward to address it.

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