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Indebted: The Story Behind National Debt

The UK is trillions of pounds in the red. Dharshini David explores how we should think about the UK's debt - how it works, who owns it, and how worried we should be about it.

The nation's debt is in the news - headlines shout about borrowing, bonds and yields. Dharshini David speaks to debt managers, traders and watchers to explore how we should think about the UK's debt - its history, how it works, who owns it, and how worried we should be about it.

Dharshini is joined by:

Sir Robert Stheeman, former Chief Executive of the UK Debt Management Office
Ruth Curtice, Chief Executive at the Resolution Foundation
Sonja Laud, Chief Investment Officer at Legal and General Asset Management
Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility
Peter Blair Henry, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Ralston Hyman, financial analyst and former member of Jamaica's Economic Programme Oversight Committee

Presenter: Dharshini David
Producer: Camellia Sinclair

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28 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Feb 2025 16:00

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  • Sun 9 Feb 2025 13:30
  • Mon 10 Feb 2025 16:00