What Is Going On?

Happy New Year! Jack is joined by Evan to discuss the riots that took place at the US Capitol building in the first week of 2021, as well as share some personal stories about mental health and the struggles of finding a job during a pandemic. 

In this special episode, Jack looks back on the past 6 weeks of the podcast and picks out the best bits from each episode. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and holiday season and all the best for 2021! WIGO will return in the New Year! 

Jack is joined by Susan Carter, an American journalist, lawyer and priest, to discuss what has been going on since the election of Joe Biden a month ago. They cover the delay to the transition period, Trump's attempts to remain in power, the Supreme Court and so much more. This episode is packed with interesting facts and expert knowledge! 

Jack talks with Joe, a key worker in the supermarket sector, about the collapse of TopShop owner Arcadia Group, as well as department store giant Debenhams and what this means for the UK High Street.  They also discuss how well supermarkets have really done during the pandemic, their recent return to the taxpayer of billions in government funding and how they decide what items are essential and which aren't. 

Jack talks to James about the new Tier System of Covid restrictions in England and what money is going where in the Spending review this week. 

Jack talks to Amber about the reaction to that Sainsbury's Christmas advert and racism in the UK today, as well as the news that Jeremy Corbyn has been re-instated to the Labour Party, despite his comments on antisemitism. 

Jack chats with Elliot about the news of a Covid vaccine, lockdowns across the four nations of the UK and how we're all going to get home for Christmas.