In Episode 4 of our Investor Summit Green Room podcast we enjoy the intelligent and data-driven analysis of the Iraq war and the UK economy which Simon French delivers. Simon was an economist at the DWP, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office, made the move from public service to the commercial world of Panmure Liberum a dozen years ago and is now Chief Economist and Head of Research there. In his view the headwinds holding back the otherwise ‘resilient’ UK economy are the highest cost of energy in the developed world, burdensome planning legislation and the many restrictions imposed on our capital markets over the last 30 years –in his terms ‘rationing’. All with legislative fixes which require great political will and political capital which need ‘brave’ Government. About the Podcast: Having successfully launched the Investor Summit at ‘The Brewery’ in 2025, the Investor Summit Green Room is our regular ‘behind the scenes’ podcast for active investors. We invite our favourite Fund Managers, economists and financial journalists to grace the Green Room studio and share their in-depth wisdom. After the main course, Investor Summit Co-Founder Sam Bell and Donald Leggatt, Head of IR Media at Copia shoot the breeze, discussing the latest market happenings and how they affect our portfolios – and yours. See updates on The Investor Summit on our website: https://www.investorsummit.co.uk/ Or our Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/company/investor-summit/ https://x.com/_investorsummit
