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Treasury
CMA
Institute For Fiscal Studies
Pensions
Amelia Fletcher
Ofcom
Public Policy
Economics
Economic Policy
Minimum Wage
Labor Party
OFT
John Lewis Partnership
Austerity
New State Pension / Flat Rate
International Monetary Fund

Econ to Icon is a podcast about influential people whose careers began in economics and went somewhere remarkable — into politics, journalism, business, markets, even music. Each episode, hosts Paul Johnson and Michael Kell talk to someone who has been at the centre of the economic and policy decisions that have shaped our lives. Paul — former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, author o... more

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Dan Corry has spent most of his career close to the centre of British economic policy-making — but largely out of public view. As a civil servant, a think-tank economist, a special advisor across multiple government departments, and ultimately as cha... more

Amelia Fletcher is almost certainly unique in British public life: a highly regarded competition economist who has spent decades at the centre of some of the biggest questions about how markets work, while simultaneously sustaining a serious and stil... more

Tim Harford is one of Britain's best-known explainers of economics — author of multiple bestselling books including The Undercover Economist, longtime columnist at the Financial Times, and presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less. But as this episode ... more

Sharon White's career is one of the most remarkable in modern British public life. Starting out as the daughter of Jamaican immigrants in East London, she rose to become one of the most senior civil servants in the country, then chief executive of Of... more

Stephanie Flanders is one of the UK's most recognisable economics voices. She grew up in a family steeped in journalism and performance — her father was the comedian and songwriter Michael Flanders, of Flanders and Swann fame — and came of age politi... more

Sir Steve Webb is widely regarded as one of the most effective pensions ministers Britain has ever had. In this first episode of Econ to Icon, Paul Johnson and Michael Kell sit down with the man who drove through the new state pension, helped introdu... more

In this short introductory episode, hosts Paul Johnson and Michael Kell introduce Econ to Icon. This is a podcast about people whose careers began in economics and went somewhere remarkable, exploring the substance of what they did and the choices th... more

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Recent Guests

Dan Corry
Public policy figure and economist, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors to the Treasury
Labour Party / Government
Episode: Dan Corry: Power, Influence and the Art of Getting Things Done
Amelia Fletcher
Economist focused on competition policy and digital regulation; professor
University of East Anglia
Episode: Amelia Fletcher: Competition, Creativity and the Economist Who Rocks
Tim Harford
Economist, journalist, author of The Undercover Economist; presenter of More or Less
Financial Times; BBC; author
Episode: Tim Harford: The Accidental Economist
Sharon White
Baroness, economist, regulator; former chair of John Lewis Partnership
Baroness Sharon White; Ofcom Chair; former John Lewis Partnership Chair
Episode: Baroness Sharon White: From East London to the Heart of Government
Stephanie Flanders
Economics journalist; former BBC economics editor; head of economics at Bloomberg
Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times
Episode: Stephanie Flanders: Making Economics Make Sense
Steve Webb
Former UK Pensions Minister, MP for Lib Dems, economist by training
UK Government / Liberal Democrats / Lane Clark & Peacock (partner) / Royal London (former)
Episode: Sir Steve Webb: From Economics Nerd to Pensions Minister

Hosts

Paul Johnson
Host of Econ to Icon; economist; former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Michael Kell
Host of Econ to Icon; economist; career coach; involved in coaching and financial policy contexts

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Amelia Fletcher: Competition, Creativity and the Economist Who Rocks
Q: What concrete examples best illustrate the impact you've had at CMA and in digital regulation?
She cites the unauthorized overdraft fee crackdown, the building cartel case, and the Microsoft-Activision merger, highlighting how these interventions shaped consumer protection, competition, and tech market dynamics.
Amelia Fletcher: Competition, Creativity and the Economist Who Rocks
Q: What sparked your interest in economics and kept you in the field despite a parallel music career?
Amelia explains it started by accident during her science-focused path, evolved through a love of the subject, and grew into a desire to apply theory to real-world policy, with the realization that economics could meaningfully improve everyday life through competition policy.

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This show centers on influential people whose careers began in economics and transformed into politics, journalism, business, or public life. Conversations with policymakers, regulators, journalists, and business leaders reveal how economic thinking shapes real-world decisions, from austerity and wage policy to digital regulation and pensions reform. Across episodes, the hosts explore not just the ideas behind policy, but the human stories—the turning points, risks, and paths that turn academic training in economics into lasting impact in public life and business. A notable feature is the frequent pairing of rigorous economic analysis with personal narratives, offering practical lessons for listeners who want to understand how economic thin... more

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