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Amazon is going to start testing its drone delivery service, with the UK government’s help. Its flying robots will revolutionise how deliveries are made, but some experts have raised concerns around privacy and security. Matt Cox spoke to tech consultant and journalist Chris Green, to find out more.

Guests: Matt Cox,Chris Bailey

Published: Wed 27 July 2016

The latest spending data from Barclaycard shows that consumer spending jumped 3.6% in May, after weak figures in March and April. But what are the reasons behind this? Paul Lockstone, Managing Director from Barclaycard, joined to discuss.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Paul Lockstone

Published: Tue 7 June 2016

UK consumer confidence fell in the first three months of 2016, according to the latest Consumer Tracker from business advisory firm, Deloitte. To discuss the findings, Ben Perkins, Head of Consumer Business Research at Deloitte, joined Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Ben Perkins

Published: Mon 25 April 2016

Independent Economist Shaun Richards talks about the deflationary pressures in the UK economy, on the back of latest BRC/Nielsen Shop price index showing that February Marked the 34th Consecutive Month of Shop Price Deflation, with prices down 2%. So what's behind these deflationary pressures? Shaun offers his views.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Shaun Richards

Published: Wed 2 March 2016

David McCorquodale, Head of Retail at KPMG, comments on the SRC-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor for the month of January, which show that total Scottish sales decreased by 3.8% compared with January 2015, when they had declined by 2.3%. So what's to blame and what do these figures reveal about consumer confidence in Scotland?

Guests: Chris Bailey,David McCorquodale

Published: Wed 17 February 2016

Professor David Bailey of Aston Business School joins Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson to discuss the Volkswagen scandal and the implications of it.

Guests: Professor David Bailey

Published: Tue 22 September 2015

Bruce Davis, Co-Founder of Abundance Generation, joins Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson to discuss The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change committee's consultation on 'the ECC holding government to account'.

Guests: Bruce Davis

Published: Thu 13 August 2015

Colin Skellett, CEO of Wessex Water, discusses the Water Market Reform Conference with Sandra Kilhof and Guy Kilty and offers an insight into the water industry.

Guests: Colin Skellett

Published: Thu 2 July 2015