Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea are joined by former Business Secretary and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, to discuss his new book on how politicians have shaped economic policy, as well as Labour and the Lib Dems in the age of covid, and the West's response to China. Then, in You Ask Us, the gang answer your questions on why the government seems to be preparing to increase its nuclear arsenal.Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit newstatesman.com/subscribe12.We'd love to hear from you.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter @stephenkb. Anoosh Chakelian is @Anoosh_C and Ailbhe Rea is @PronouncedAlva.More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show World ReviewIf you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers.People in this episodeSir Vince CableStephen BushAnoosh ChakelianAilbhe ReaDiscussed:Joe BidenDonald TrumpXi JinpingEdward RooseveltBoris JohnsonKeir StarmerEd DaveyTopics in this episode:EconomicsUK politicsInternational politicsLabour PartyConservative PartyLiberal Democrat PartyGeneral electionChina See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.