{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Funding the Future","slug":"richardmurphy7","podcastDescription":"Richard Murphy and occasional friends talking about everything you need to know to understand the economy, tax, finance and how we fund our future.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r.png","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r_1200x628.jpg?s=027d4235f6793abd15845dd5a7591cbe&e=png","podcastUrl":"https://richardmurphy7.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/richardmurphy7/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-zcr5r-d22f3e?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":30,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT+00:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":0,"text":"(GMT+00:00) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London","daylightStartTime":"Last Sunday of March +1 Hours","daylightEndTime":"Last Sunday Of October +1 Hours","timezone":"Europe/London"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":713,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Richard Murphy","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-zcr5r-d22f3e-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-zcr5r-d22f3e?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3mVN0OxnxwZ33ISlDoNgQM","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/808ba4c6-1a5e-4a4b-b178-b95c3cca0fb6","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/114996646","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3475482","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null},{"name":"Listen Notes","link":"https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/funding-the-future-richard-murphy-cOJ_pgQP3bH/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/ListenNotes.png","title":null},{"name":"Podchaser","link":"https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-account-5329016","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/Podchaser.webp","title":null},{"name":"BoomPlay","link":"https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/99497","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/BoomPlay.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#8fc31f"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/6vleqbTzDun3","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-0dEwj0IGdsld","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2023 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://richardmurphy7.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"69d5a2c4","clientSignature":"578f0296a84635977f6b3a3984c23d0e","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb23482210-yruae","episode":{"id":"pb23482210","idTag":"yruae","title":"Labour could stop charging interest om student loans","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r_1200x628.jpg?s=027d4235f6793abd15845dd5a7591cbe&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Total annual student loan repayments are way less than the interest supposedly charged on these loans at present. In that case why impose these charges? They make no sense. Labour should scrap them and give graduates a chance in life instead.

","publishTimestamp":1720679400,"duration":157,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vgqpbz68ynggnny7/Labour_could_deliver_fixed_rate_mortgages_for_the_life_of_a_loan_ytb1q5c.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-yruae-1664f62","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-yruae-1664f62","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/labour-could-stop-charging-interest-om-student-loans/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yruae-1664f62?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":140,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-yruae-1664f62","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Frichardmurphy7.podbean.com%252Fe%252Flabour-could-stop-charging-interest-om-student-loans%252F&rts=6ef3fa8cc61e014259191fc1c750d46d2ab5fff4","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb23482210","idTag":"yruae","title":"Labour could stop charging interest om student loans","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r_1200x628.jpg?s=027d4235f6793abd15845dd5a7591cbe&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13774654/1_eyt65r.png","previewContent":null,"content":"