Philip Hammond claimed his Budget meant austerity was coming to an end.There was more money for the NHS, defence and to help ease the roll out of the universal credit.And sprinkled on top of the spending spree was a new round of income tax cuts.But how generous was the Chancellor?And does his boast about ending austerity stack up?In the latest Ayes to the Left podcast the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire, Jason Beattie and Dan Bloom deliver their verdict on Budget.They go through the small print to find out who are the winners and losers and explain why the spending squeeze is going to continue for years to come.They also look at Labour’s response and discuss how John McDonnell may have made a strategic blunder in refusing to reverse the tax cuts which overwhelmingly benefit the very richest at the expense of the poorest. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Advances in AI and robotics will dramatically change our lives over the next few decades.Greater automation will affect not just how we work but if we work at all.And the use of artificial intelligence is revolutionising how companies hire and fire, monitor staff performance and make commercial decisions.Few will be exempt from these changes.Whether it is driverless cars, facial recognition or shops without checkout assistants the world around us is changing fast.In the latest Ayes to the Left podcast Labour’s Tom Watson tells the Mirror’s Jason Beattie that unless the government acts then millions of people could lose their jobs.He also discusses the need for greater regulation to protect people from surveillance and how big data has become a precious commodity in the hands of few global companies.Far from being pessimistic, Watson says we cannot be Luddites about the changes taking place and points to how AI has benefits for medical research and healthcare.But he warns it will require a major investment in skills and education to ensure nobody is left behind by the revolution taking place. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices