We start today's podcasts assessing the recent UK budget and why it not only illustrates why there are no solutions to the economic and financial mess the UK is now finding itself in, but also why this applies to the wider Western nations and their economies. Without a radical overhaul which the people will not tolerate, the assessment we reached in this segment is an inevitability. We conclude by assessing further developments associated with BRICS and address the confusion associated with the mBridge project.