Comparing the tax and spending plans of the major political parties

Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) discusses the spending plans of Labour and the Conservatives, arguing that what matters is not what you spend, but how strategically you spend it and the degree to which this stimulates growth.

Listen: BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’ (from 1 hour 34 mins 40 secs)