Since the 2008 financial crisis public opinion has increasingly been unfavourable towards globalisation, immigration and big corporations. This has been reflected in a shift away from an assumed pro-business stance among the mainstream political parties too. Philip Coggan speaks to a range of experts to find out what's been happening, whether workers really will gain more power, and what that might mean for the economy.

Guests:

Ben Clift, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick

Dame DeAnne Julius, Distinguished Fellow for Global Economy and Finance, Chatham House

Kate Bell, Head of Rights, International, Social and Economics at the Trades Union Congress

Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester

Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Policy at King’s College, London

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UK Hospitality

Shereen Hussein, Professor of Health and Social Care Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Gerwyn Davies, Public Policy Adviser and Senior Market Analyst at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Producer: Arlene Gregorius

Sound: Gareth Jones