<p>As Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her first ‘Spring Statement’ your co-pilots are joined on the rocket by not one but TWO very special incumbents. Calculators and spreadsheets at the ready…</p><br><p>Co-pilot Pearson is less than impressed with what she calls the ‘nothing to do with me guv', Budget.</p><br><p>Stowaway economist Roger Bootle was both ‘depressed’ and 'amazed’ by the Statement but reveals an overwhelming feeling that the Labour Party aren’t actually doing anything all that bad…</p><br><p>And after watching the Budget co-pilot Halligan is concerned the Labour front bench is lacking in business and economic knowledge. </p><br><p>Also on the podcast, Mike Calvey straps in for a very special interview to discuss his new book ‘Odyssey Moscow’ which details his harrowing ordeal as a prisoner of the Russian State.</p><br><p>And co-pilot Pearson has won an award…</p><br><p>Read more from Liam: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a> |</p><p>Read more from Allison: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/</a> |</p><p>Read more from Roger: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/r/rk-ro/roger-bootle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/r/rk-ro/roger-bootle/</a> |</p><p>Read Allison: ‘If Rachel Reeves were Conservative she’d have been turfed out long ago’:<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/25/if-reeves-were-conservative-shed-have-been-turfed-out/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/25/if-reeves-were-conservative-shed-have-been-turfed-out/</a> |</p><p>Buy Mike’s book: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odyssey-Moscow-Westerners-Encounter-Russian/dp/1803997303" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odyssey-Moscow-Westerners-Encounter-Russian/dp/1803997303</a> |</p><p>Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a> |</p><p>Email: [email protected] |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal</a> |</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
