Why isn't compound interest making us all rich?

In this last video before a break, Gary asks: just how close we are to convincing the government to tax the rich more? And reveals whether he's inviting Labour onto the channel or not. And discusses why the press have been attacking him. And explains where he's going exactly.

The world just went totally mad. Here's what it means.

Ha-Joon Chang is best selling author of '23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism'. If you want to understand how our economic system is failing us, this is the economist to study.

In the past, some countries – like South Korea, Britain and the US – have used tariffs to protect and foster nascent industries, and grow rich from the results. Can America's current experiment with protectionism work out the same way?Full conversation with Ha-Joon Chang out this Sunday.

Behind the dry statistics of the Spring Statement is a bleak reality. The Labour government is doing austerity 2.0 in the UK. Here's why – and what you can do about it.

We've been approached by some Labour MPs who want to come on the channel – should we let them? Let us know in the comments.

The problem is the rich are taking everything – and the rest of us are being impoverished. But what's the solution, and how do we achieve it?

Just let your wealth compound over time and you'll get rich, the advice goes. If true, why aren't more people millionaires?

This one central idea has enabled me to correctly predict the cost of living crisis and collapse in living standards since 2008 – as well as stock market rallies. Part 4 of Gary's Understand the Economy course.

Who actually ends up with that mortgage payment you make every month? Spoiler: it's not the bank.