Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher, joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, ministers to announce plans to cut the steel industry's pensions deficit, two firms which supplied BHS have fallen into administration, oil prices have pushed above $50 a barrel for the first time this year, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
Guests: Ed Bowsher
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Original Broadcast: Ed's Macro-Economic View
There is less than a month to go before the EU referendum and voters face an onslaught of claims, counter-claims, arguments and warnings over whether staying or leaving is the best option. Britain's relationship and role within Europe has been a matter of debate for centuries, more intensely since the war and continuously since membership of the EEC, now the EU, 43 years ago. Former Secretary of State for Trade, Peter Lilley, cabinet member under Margaret Thatcher and John Major has experienced that debate at some crucial stages, particularly the Maastricht treaty. He joins Ed Mitchell, host of Investment Perspectives, in studio.
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Original Broadcast: Global News Perspectives with Ed Mitchell
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the UK could face a further 2 years of austerity measures if we vote to leave the EU. Economists in the Leave camp disagree and say economic growth would accelerate following an exit. Carl Emerson is the author of the IFS report, Deputy Director at the IFS, Carl Emerson. He joins Ed Mitchell for more discussion.
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Original Broadcast: Consumer News Review
Call-handling delays by HM Revenue and Customs have cost personal taxpayers £97million in the last year. The government's spending watchdog says staff cuts resulted in poor customer service. Tom Wilson and Helen Knapman from Moneywise have been looking at what has been going wrong. Plus, are property guardians the answer to the housing crisis? And, have new data roaming rates lowered bills.
Guests: Tom Wilson,Helen Knapman
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Deborah Hargreaves, founder of the High Pay Centre, joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, HMRC call-handling delays cost personal tax payers £97million, the Marks and Spencer boss to cut prices and hire more staff, lack of awareness could cost us thousands in our pensions, and much more. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
Guests: Deborah Hargreaves
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Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they call a "major breakthrough". After late-night talks in Brussels, the ministers agreed to unlock 10.3bn euros in new loans. The move came two days after the Greek parliament approved another round of spending cuts and tax increases demanded by international creditors. Nick Malkoutzis, Editor of the economic analysis website macropolis.gr told Share Radio that lenders had to back down.
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Hannah Maundrell from Money.co.uk joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, reaction to the first fracking in the UK for five years, why British firms are struggling to recruit skilled workers, rent prices are rising at a rate of knots and much more. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
Guests: Hannah Maundrell
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Today the founders of Money Fight Club -Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn- talk about bill switching - will the new Better Markets Bill make it easier for people to switch energy suppliers and banks accounts. And, Ryanair are to set a price war after planning to cut fares by up to 12% in the next year. Plus, pop legend Prince apparently failed to leave a will...what can we learn from this?
Guests: Lindsay Cook,Anne Carbon
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Do perks help you decide which job to take? Recruitment website Glassdoor, say that over a third of employees say perks and benefits are among their top consideration before accepting a new job. As most of us spend a majority of our waking hours at work, we want to enjoy our time in the office as much as we possibly can and so perks and benefits are an invaluable tool to help attract employees through the door. Joe Wiggins, Glassdoor's head of communications for Europe, spoke with Georgie.
Guests: Joe Wiggins
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Today's workforce is more fragmented than previous generations. The traditional '9-5' job is not as favoured as it once was with other types of work arrangements quickly gaining in popularity. More and more people are choosing self-employment and temporary work for a better work-life balance. Temporary workers now make up a third of the average company’s work force. Dan Collier, chief executive of Elevate, spoke with Georgie.
Guests: Dan Collier
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