Latest exchequer figures, unravelling Ray Dalio & key takeaways from this week's GOP debate

Christmas came early at the Department of Finance as exchequer figures revealed a bounce back in corporation tax take - Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times gives us his assessment and looks at the wider economy as we end the year.Best-selling author and New York Times journalist, Rob Copeland, joins Mandy to talk about his book 'The Fund' which looks into the notorious hedge-fund giant Ray Dalio.Caroline Vakil, Campaign Reporter with The Hill talks us through this week’s Republican presidential debate.

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