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It's The Bigger Picture with Rishi Patel of FTI consulting. Simon and Rishi discussed: What is the Supreme Court, what is it considering and why are news organisations having so much trouble making it interesting for the rest of us? Why did the Italians vote against their prime minister and what might it for the future of the EU? Why has Time magazine put Nigel Farage on its shortlist for Person of the Year?

Guests: Rishi Patel

Published: Tue 6 December 2016

John Lloyd, legendary TV producer of QI, Blackadder and much more, joined Simon live in the studio to talk about his new book “1,342 QI facts to leave you flabbergasted”.

Guests: John Lloyd

Published: Tue 6 December 2016

Every week on the AIM Show we meet interesting people behind companies listed, or in this case, soon to be listed, on the junior stock market. This week it's the turn of ECSC Group, a Bradford based provider of cyber security services to major blue-chip companies. Simon speaks to Ian Mann, the CEO.

Guests: Ian Mann

Published: Tue 6 December 2016

The Financial Conduct Authority has outlined new proposals to crack down on financial spread betting. Financial spread-betting products known as "contracts for difference" are agreements that allow two parties to exchange the difference between the opening price and closing price of a contract. However they are notoriously risky- with an investigation by the FCA finding that 82% of investors lost money on them. Shares in spread betting companies fell dramatically today after the news. To find out more about the measures proposed, Simon was joined by Jake Green Regulation Partner at law firm Ashurst.

Guests: Jake Green

Published: Tue 6 December 2016

The financial Services sector made its highest recorded tax contribution in the year to 31 March 2016. The figure of £71.4 billion is an increase of 7.4% on the previous year. To find out more about this Simon Rose was joined by Andrew Packman tax partner from PwC.

Guests: Andrew Packman

Published: Tue 6 December 2016

Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.

Guests: Steve Caplin

Published: Mon 5 December 2016

Simon was joined live in the studio by Andrew Kenningham, senior global economist at Capital Economics to discuss: the Euro-zone after the Italian and Austrian elections, the US a month after Trump’s election, China and India's monetary reform.

Guests: Andrew Kenningham

Published: Mon 5 December 2016

What do employers look for in graduate CVs? Research conducted by the Career Colleges Trust asked HR decision makers what they are most interested in when reading CVs from graduates and recent school leavers. To find out more about this I'm now joined by Ruth Gilbert, Chief Executive of Career Colleges.

Guests: Ruth Gilbert

Published: Mon 5 December 2016

Worried parents are spending an average of £17,400 to help their children kick-start their careers. To find out more about this Gregor Watt spoke to Catherine Stewart, a savings expert at Scottish Widows and began by asking whether she was surprised by the findings.

Guests: Catherine Stewart

Published: Mon 5 December 2016

The number of agency workers is set to reach one million by 2020 if current growth trends continue. This is according to a report by the Resolution Foundation entitled "Secret Agents: agency workers in the new world of work". The think tank estimates a full-time agency worker gets £430 less than an employee in the same role. To discuss the findings in more detail, Simon spoke to Dan Tomlinson, a researcher at the Resolution Foundation.

Guests: Dan Tomlinson

Published: Mon 5 December 2016