Jul 18, 2026 · 15 min · 8 segments
With a slew of policy announcements, there also comes fresh calls for a Parliamentary Budget Office. But what should the remit of such an institution be? The House chats to Economist Dr Eric Crampton…
Eric CramptonGuest
Louis CollinsHost
Ricardo Menendez MarchGuest
Andy FosterGuest
With May's budget now behind us, it's full steam ahead into campaign mode, ahead of the general election on the 7th of November.
Between now and then we'll see a steady stream of policy announcements from all parties, but almost as predictable as the announcements themselves is what comes next, political opponents running to the spreadsheets looking for dodgy maths or arguing that a policy will cost far more than its proponents claim.
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