Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and Karen Keeling reflect on the state of the world in January 2025.

• Reflecting on the October 2024 Budget and how it was way worse than we first thought.... with big impacts on Agricultural Property Relief, Pensions and Inheritance Tax, a huge increase in employer's national insurance and the impact on confidence and the UK economy
• Following up on our hugely successful episode 3 last year on ESG, we take a look the current state of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in light of Germany's push back to the EU and a slow down in demand for electric vehicles
• And of course, the inauguration of Donald Trump and the roll on impact of this on everything..

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