Episode 14 - Lessons of 2008 Covid-19 Recovery

Sistrionics

Izzy breaks down what happened in response to the financial crash of 2008: there were SubPrime Mortgages….huh? There were Derivatives…who? Credit swaps…how many? It was all extremely confusing and seemed simpler to blame a global financial crisis on that one down the road with her 3 kids, or migrant workers whose jobs might have been to pick fruit (jobs definitely not so important that Prince Charles will have to go out begging people to do it in the near future). We find out a trillion is a thousand billion, and arguably ANYONE could be a trillionaire if they just WORKED A BIT HARDER! So get Izzy’s fantastic run down of what not to do in response to a Global financial crisis, Pip’s usual level of rage at those in charge and the reasons we can feel positive about the steps being taken towards getting out of this with climate justice in mind and a massive shift towards a green recovery plan.