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Jobseekers are over £1,000 worse off in real-terms as rising inflation hits earnings, according to a new report from jobs website Adzuna. Advertised salaries fell to £32,688 in July, down 2.4% annually from £33,505 a year ago. Becky Harkins, spokesperson for Adzuna, joined Share Radio to offer an insight.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Becky Harkins

Published: Tue 30 August 2016

What would it take to retrain people to use computers and the internet more effectively? The UK is currently in the grip of an IT skills crisis with an estimated 12.6 million lacking even the most basic digital skills. Byron Nicolaides, President of the Council of European Professionals Informatics Societies (CEPIS), discussed.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Byron Nicolaides

Published: Tue 30 August 2016

Scotland’s public spending deficit has reached almost £15 billion, more than twice the size of the UK figure, and at 9.5% of GDP its higher than that of Greece at 7.2%. North Sea oil revenues also plunged from £1.8 billion in 2014/15 to just £60 million last year. Our commentator in Scotland, Maurice Smith, discussed.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Maurice Smith

Published: Thu 25 August 2016

Mark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), joined Nigel Cassidy to talk on 'Brixit'. Is a shortage of bricks a factor in rising house prices and housing deficit post-Brexit?

Guests: Chris Bailey,Mark Haywood

Published: Thu 25 August 2016

For weeks, we kept hearing that the dearth of mergers and deals would end once the Brexit vote uncertainty was behind us. So how does the deal making world feel now, and what happens next? Kirsty Wilson, Global Research Editor at Mergermarket, joined Share Radio Morning Money to offer an insight into the world of M&A.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Kirsty Wilson

Published: Mon 27 June 2016

Aerospace and defence companies may have to press the restart button on their strategies, as Brexit may cause nations to scale back arms buys and reduce collaboration. For more, independent defence and aerospace specialist, Howard Wheeldon, joined Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Howard Wheeldon

Published: Mon 27 June 2016

Colin Bloom, Presenter of Share Politics, joined Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey to bring the latest from Westminster as David Cameron announced his resignation. What does it mean, was it expected and who’s next in line?

Guests: Chris Bailey,Colin Bloom

Published: Fri 24 June 2016

David Helliwell, Group Editorial Director at Cumbrian Newspapers Group, that launched the new daily newspaper '24’ to cover the north of England and south west Scotland, joined Share Radio Morning Money to offer a perspective from the north on the EU referendum result.

Guests: Chris Bailey,David Helliwell

Published: Fri 24 June 2016

Kully Samra, Managing Director at Charles Schwab, discussed the US economy ahead of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, after the recent non-farm data release. Janet Yellen, the Chair of the US Fed, said that the tone was “fundamentally solid, but laced with uncertainty”, in a speech in Philadelphia indicating that the next rate cut has been kicked further down the road.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Kully Samra

Published: Tue 7 June 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