As we approach this week’s spring statement we join The London Standard’s chief political correspondent Rachael Burford, who explains the government's plans to cut civil service running costs.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now facing a war with unions amid claims as many as 50,000 people would lose their jobs.

In part two we speak to historian Dr Leanne Langley as March 21st marked 200 years since Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony first premiered in the UK.

The first performance took place at a popular music venue on London’s Regent Street called the Argyll Rooms.

We chat about the history behind Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiere, the composer's ties to the London Philharmonic Society, plus the significance of the Argyll Rooms at that time.

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