The Bank of England’s emergency action to stabilise markets. How the bank is effectively ‘creating money from nothing’. Could Keir Starmer’s energy plan save us? Our economic expert Stephen King explains the Bank of England’s decision in layman’s terms, plus energy expert Dr Aidan O’Sullivan from UCL discusses the feasibility of Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy Company. In this episode:

• The Bank of England’s emergency action explained
• How the bank is effectively printing money 
• How the economic crisis impacts the public
• Is Keir Starmer’s energy proposal a good idea?
• How feasible is the concept?
• Is his target for 100% clean energy by 2030 achievable?

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