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This year's National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham begins and Phil Bicknell, Head of Food & Farming at the NFU, joins Sarah Lowther and the Financial Orbit's Chris Bailey live from the conference to discuss this year’s event, the future of agriculture and the political challenges posed both within the UK and EU.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Phil Bicknell

Published: Tue 23 February 2016

Jack Sommers, Assistant News Editor for the Huffington Post UK, discusses the Brexit debate, David Cameron's reaction to Boris Johnson after the Mayor of London announced he wanted to leave the EU, and what this all means for Jeremy Corbyn.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Jack Sommers

Published: Tue 23 February 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

Negotiators are working hard to allow the European Council to agree on a final deal based on the demands presented by David Cameron. The French government, supported by Germany, has raised objections to the draft agreement put forward by European Council President Donald Tusk. Francesco Guerrera, Chief Financial Correspondent at Politico Europe, gives more on this.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Francesco Guerrera

Published: Tue 16 February 2016

Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry, joins Nick Peters and Chris Bailey to discuss the motor industry, after research revealed that manufacturer's predictions on the popularity of electric or hybrid vehicles may be wildly wrong.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Steve Nash

Published: Thu 8 October 2015

Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent and Associate Editor at Politico Europe, joins Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey from Brussels to talk on the latest political stories. Today, the refugee crisis and the VW scandal are discussed.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Ryan Heath

Published: Fri 25 September 2015

EEF, the engineering and manufacturing lobby group, has slashed their manufacturing growth forecast. Lee Hopley, Chief Economist at EEF, joins Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey to explain why.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Lee Hopley

Published: Mon 7 September 2015

Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent at Politico, joins Nick Peters and Chris Bailey to discuss the latest political stories, with David Cameron announcing plans to allow more refugees into the UK amidst the ongoing crisis.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Ryan Heath

Published: Fri 4 September 2015

As harrowing pictures of a dead refugee filled the morning's newspapers, Jack Sommers of the Huffington Post joins Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey to answer how this crisis is dealt with. Also discussed is the Labour leadership election, which nears its conclusion.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Jack Sommers

Published: Thu 3 September 2015

It's Soil Association Organic September and Jason Boxer, CFO of Wessanen UK, speaks to Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey about the organic and health food industry.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Jason Boxer

Published: Wed 2 September 2015