Garys Economics
Special: Can tariffs make us rich? With Ha-Joon Chang
In the past, some countries – like South Korea, Britain and the US – have used tariffs to protect and foster nascent industries, and grow rich from the results. Can America s current experiment with protectionism work out the same way? Full conversation with Ha-Joon Chang out this Sunday.
3 abr 2025 - 10 min 35 seg
Why Labour is crushing your living standards
Behind the dry statistics of the Spring Statement is a bleak reality. The Labour government is doing austerity 2.0 in the UK. Here's why – and what you can do about it.
30 mar 2025 - 29 min 49 seg
Labour want to come on Gary’s Economics, should I let them?
We ve been approached by some Labour MPs who want to come on the channel – should we let them? Let us know in the comments.
23 mar 2025 - 16 min 35 seg
How to stop the economy from collapsing
The problem is the rich are taking everything – and the rest of us are being impoverished. But what's the solution, and how do we achieve it?
16 mar 2025 - 46 min
Why isn't compound interest making us all rich?
Just let your wealth compound over time and you ll get rich, the advice goes. If true, why aren t more people millionaires?
9 mar 2025 - 23 min 55 seg
Understand the Economy Part 4: Inequality is driving everything
This one central idea has enabled me to correctly predict the cost of living crisis and collapse in living standards since 2008 – as well as stock market rallies. Part 4 of Gary's Understand the Economy course.
2 mar 2025 - 27 min 51 seg
Who's getting rich from your mortgage?
Who actually ends up with that mortgage payment you make every month? Spoiler: it s not the bank.
23 fev 2025 - 18 min 11 seg
Why the UK and US governments will both fail.
Starmer (in the UK) and Trump both face the same problem – and neither have a solution.
16 fev 2025 - 25 min 19 seg
Why is the alt-right so attractive to young men? With Jimmy the Giant
Gary talks to Jimmy the Giant – and how he realised the far-right have no answers.
9 fev 2025 - 01 hr 06 min 20 seg
How to stop the rich from taking your house
A house or a flat is the biggest asset most people will ever own. And prices will go up. But if the rich are taking everything else away, does owning a house really protect you from becoming poor?
2 fev 2025 - 14 min 43 seg