Woman's Hour cover image

What's a feminist city look like? Female doctors and the menopause. Jan Etherington on bickering.

Woman's Hour

00:00

Are We Going to Have to Suck It Up?

People feel very strongly that it should fall on those who have the means to pay. The politicians are saying we will protect the most vulnerable when they're taking away energy help and looking at whether the level of benefits will increase for those on fixed incomes and pensions. So I would expect the tax rises to fall more squarely on those who are earning higher incomes. And there's how long will that have to go on for? It's uncomfortable for a conservative government at a period where taxes at the highest rate for around 50 years to be thinking of raising them further. Richard Curtis, the screenwriter and film director has said of my next guest and her work, sitcom is what most marriages are really like

Play episode from 16:29
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app