Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
It's time to check in with the UK Money blogger community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Now every week, around 100 experts in all, take to the social media site to kick off the week and share experiences, tips and questions on anything money related. Last night they discussed broadband bills. Joining Georgie Frost was Andy Webb, personal finance blogger and journalist whose site is becleverwithyourcash.com to discuss ways that people spend too much for their phone and broadband.
Guests: Andy Webb
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Georgie Frost was joined by Financial planner David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial. Today on the agenda, they discussed the 'broken' housing market. Plus they look into Aldi becoming the 5th biggest supermarket chain. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: David Braithwaite
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
John Bercow - the House of Common speaker who's not shy of courting controversy - has been at it again. He won applause from opposition MPs for saying US President Donald Trump should not be allowed to address Parliament during a planned state visit. But the comments have angered some Tories, who say he should remain neutral. Georgie Frost was joined by Jack Sommers of the Huffington Post to discuss reaction to Mr Bercow's comments.
Guests: Jack Sommers
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. A busy morning of Regulatory News Statements? And BP's profits have fallen for a second consecutive year - with earnings down more than 800 million pounds for 2016. Plus Facebook and Google step up efforts to combat fake news after they faced criticism for not doing enough to curb fake news during the US Presidential election.
Guests: Juliette Foster
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Original Broadcast: Money Fight Club
The financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb are back! They look at why many people are refused insurance pay-outs if your home is burgled. Plus this week’s Sucker Punch goes to parking problems – how you can get a fine just by driving around looking for a parking space.
Guests: Lindsay Cook,Andy Webb
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Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s been another Super Thursday for the Bank of England as Mark Carney announced upgraded growth forecasts whilst still clinging doggedly to a rock bottom base rate. So good news or bad news? Despite the Governor’s optimism some are warning of a general slowdown to come which will hit the poorest households hardest, particularly given the lack of people able to save at the moment. Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce to consider some of new alternative investments available from mini-bonds to a new high street peer to peer lender. Plus we find out where money’s really made with a look inside the Royal Mint. This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.
Guests: Simon Lambert,Lee Boyce
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How important is imagination? And is there a science to it? Georgie was joined by Jerry Rhodes, author of a book that tackles this very subject... his book " I Wonder: The Science of Imagination" tackles the mysterious subject of imagination through a scientific lens.
Guests: Jerry Rhodes
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Tempted to go self-employed but worried about the costs? You're not alone? According to research whilst two fifths of us want to be our own boss less than five percent actually plan to go it alone in the future. Going self-employed can offer many advantages, not least flexibility and more family time, however many are put off by financial uncertainty. To find out more about what's holding us back Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to Jackie Leiper from the Centre for the Modern Family.
Guests: Jackie Leiper
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Today is Time to Talk Day, where we're being encouraged to talk more openly about mental health. The day has been launched by mental health campaigners Time to Change, and as part of their research they have revealed that of those who have experienced stigma and discrimination, almost 1 in 5 lost their job. Joanna Kowalski is from the charity and joined Georgie to discuss more.
Guests: Joanna Kowalski
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Georgie Frost was joined by Kevin White, Head of UK Financial at De Vere. Today on the agenda, they discussed how nearly a third of us haven't put any money aside for a "rainy day". Plus they look into why more than half of workers over the age of 50 have switched careers at least three times. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: Kevin White
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