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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 22 October 2021 - Rate rise could end recovery
Description: "Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to face the prospect of the country’s recovery stalling as inflation, supply chain issues and rising cases of Coronavirus threaten to derail his plans.
The latest data for Covid-19 infections shows that more than 50k new cases were reported in a day for the first time since July. This marks just the second time since January that the rate has reached that level.
Hospital admissions are rising too, although fatalities remain lower than were seen the last time infections were at the current level.
The Government is refusing to countenance a return to re...