Should the UK government be giving £50 towards bike repairs? Do the new obesity measures amount to anything more than needless nanny statism? According to the EY ITEM Club’s summer forecast the UK’s GDP is now expected to contract by 11.5% this year. What does this mean for the V-shaped recovery? Are we at risk of focusing on dire economic predictions at the expense of more positive real-world data?

On tonight’s panel:

• Kate Andrews, Economics Correspondent, The Spectator


• Silkie Carlo, Director, Big Brother Watch


• Matt Kilcoyne, Deputy Director, Adam Smith Institute


• James Price, Commentator


• Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs


• Tim Stanley, Lead Writer, The Daily Telegraph


• John Tillman, Chairman and CEO, Illinois Policy Institute


• Olivia Utley, Deputy Leader Writer, The Sun