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‘There’s no such thing as democracy’: Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

The Guardian Politics Saturday 03 October 2026, 07:00 UTC By Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty, produced by Frankie Tobi and Luke Smith, the executive producers are Maz Ebtehaj, Kirsty Major and James Tindale 1 min read
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Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about what it was like during the eurozone crisis when he went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reformsWatch Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here.

Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about what it was like during the eurozone crisis when he went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms

Watch Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here.

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