This is Money with Georgie Frost and Editor Simon Lambert. On this week's episode the team discusses about Brexit. Depends who you talk to but the OBR and Chancellor Philip Hammond have this week been painting another, rather bleak picture. But how likely is a no deal? What would it really mean for your money? Also, advice on investments is making a return to the High Street — backed by one of Britain's biggest banks. Will others follow suit? Plus, the pair get all romantic....talking faking your divorce to avoid tax and if you ditch the man, can you keep the engagement ring?
Guests: Simon Lambert
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Social media firms will be summoned before the Home Secretary on Thursday after it emerged the Khalid Masood sent an encrypted message via Whatsapp minutes before the Westminster attack. Amber Rudd claims efforts by firms to curb extremist content online have been inadequate. But what issues would be raised if tech firms were to open up their platforms? To find out Georgie Frost was joined by Ed Johnson-Williams, a campaigner for The Open Rights Group - which campaigns for internet privacy.
Guests: Ed Johnson-Williams
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This week financial journalists Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn take on energy tariffs- why are they still so complicated and can you negotiate a better deal? Plus we find out which delivery company is getting the Golden Gloves this week as well as answering how best to thank people for favours.
Guests: Lindsay Cook,Anne Caborn
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This week financial journalists Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn take on the established banks, the dinosaurs of British finance... Will it be the Golden Gloves, or the Sucker Punch, for one of Britain's leading travel companies? And finally, a perennial pet peeve of Brits in the States – Tipping
Guests: Lindsay Cook,Anne Caborn
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
European Union leaders last night warned that the UK must honour the principle of free movement of people if it wants to retain access to the single market after it leaves the bloc. French and German leaders made clear that this was non-negotiable and the UK couldn't pick and choose. Immigration to the UK, particularly from poorer EU countries, was a key issue in the referendum campaign. So what would Brexit actually mean for immigration?
Guests: Jonathan Beech
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues
Its mental health week. Many people living with mental health issues fear talking about it in the workplace. But that can leave them without support and unprotected. Joining Georgie is Employment Lawyer Paula Chan from the law firm Slater and Gordon.
Guests: Paula Chan
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The Equality and Human Rights Council have issued a guidance on discriminatory job adverts. It says thousands of people could be at risk of being denied jobs due to these discriminatory adverts. @GECFrost speaks to Kevin Charles from Crosslands Employment Solicitors
Guests: Kevin Charles
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In 1971, a group of friends set off to sail into a nuclear test zone in a boat called Greenpeace, and their protest captured the world’s imagination. Now a new documentary called How to Change the World reveals never before seen archive to bring their story to life, and in this show Georgie Frost chats to director Jerry Rothwell.
Guests: Jerry Rothwell
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Original Broadcast: Fair Deal Special
A new film called The True Cost takes an in-depth look into the impact of the global garment industry on the people and the planet – particularly in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster when an eight-story garment factory, which at the time was making clothes for major western brands, collapsed in Bangladesh killing over 1000 people and injuring thousands. In this Fair Deal show chats to the director Andrew Morgan to find out more.
Guests: Andrew Morgan
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