Special: Autumn Statement

This week's podcast is all about George Obsorne's Autumn Statement and what further cuts we can expect from the chancellor.The Times' Economics Editor Philip Aldrick argues that being dogmatic over cutting £19 billion from unprotected departments could inflict enormous damage on public services and thwart George Osborne’s leadership ambitions, as the full impact of the cuts becomes apparent just as rivals mount their charge.But are these dramatic cuts driven by necessity or ideology? Times' columnist and leader writer Oliver Kamm says its all about politics and explains why. Richard Fletcher, Business Editor and presenter of the podcast, asks whether it is a mistake of the chancellor's to ringfence spending in certain government departments and discusses whether the controversial cuts to working tax credits will be amended. Finally, find out what it's like to be in the Treasury on the night before the Autumn Statement from Kathryn Hopkins, once a spokeswoman for the Treasury and now economics...

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