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Sarah Lowther

Why is the UK building 15% fewer homes than it was prior to 2008?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

Why is the UK building 15% fewer homes than it was prior to 2008?
The UK is building 15% fewer homes than it was in the five years before the downturn in 2008, according to a new report by Carter Jonas that has laid bare the disjointed residential construction industry. For more on this, Lee Layton, a Research Analyst at Carter Jonas, joined Share Radio Breakfast to offer an insight into the research.
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Paul Sedgwick, Paul Layton

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Sarah Lowther

Barclays exits retail banking in Europe – Jeremy Cook looks at the decision & what it will mean

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

Barclays exits retail banking in Europe – Jeremy Cook looks at the decision & what it will mean
Barclays has agreed to sell its French retail banking operations to European private equity firm, AnaCap Financial Partners. This follows the UK bank’s decision to sell its credit arms in Spain and Portugal. The bank says it's going to focus on its core markets in the UK and US. So is this the Barclays equivalent of Brexit? Share Radio’s Matt Cox spoke to Jeremy Cook, Chief Economist from World First, to find out more about the decision and what it will mean.
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Matt Cox, Jeremy Cook

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Sarah Lowther

Rupee ban hurts Indian economy – could the damage get worse?

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

Rupee ban hurts Indian economy – could the damage get worse?
India's monetary credibility took a hit following the government's decision to remove large denomination notes from circulation one month ago. Prices in the country have reportedly collapsed and consumer sales fell by as much as 30% in November. Now, rating agency Fitch has cut its growth forecast for the country from 7.4% to 6.9% and some economists believe the damage could be even worse. Robert Van Egghen reports.
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Robert Van Egghen

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Sue Dougan

Nick Smith, Head of Personal Loans at TSB explains overspending at Christmas

Sue Dougan
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Nick Smith, Head of Personal Loans at TSB explains overspending at Christmas
Half of us overspend in pursuit of creating the perfect Christmas for family and friends, according to new research from TSB. In fact many Brits would sooner get into debt than consider reducing their festive spending. Nick Smith - TSB, Head of Personal Loans told Share Radio Morning’s Melanie Wray what they had found.
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Nick Smith

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Sue Dougan

Textile artist Kate Jackson gives advice on homemade Christmas gifts

Sue Dougan
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Share Radio Morning

Textile artist Kate Jackson gives advice on homemade Christmas gifts
Christmas is just over a few weeks away. For many of us...it means spending money we may not have on gifts. But what if you want to reject the pressure to splash the cash and make presents instead? Share Radio Morning's Georgie Frost spoke to Kate Jackson, who is a textile artist who teaches and also makes commissions for books and other crafts.
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Kate Jackson

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Sue Dougan

Clinical Psychologist Dr Sue Stebbings and Paul Horlock from Nationwide Building Society discussing mobile phone obsessions

Sue Dougan
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Share Radio Morning

Clinical Psychologist Dr Sue Stebbings and Paul Horlock from Nationwide Building Society discussing mobile phone obsessions
A new study has found that 77% of us think a smart phone obsession is the most irritating habit a person could have. To find out more, Clinical Psychologist Dr Sue Stebbings and Paul Horlock from Nationwide Building Society spoke to Share's Melanie Wray.
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Dr Sue Stebbings, Paul Horlock

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Sue Dougan

Chartered Chemist and Environmentalist David Reynolds urges for more battery recycling

Sue Dougan
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Chartered Chemist and Environmentalist David Reynolds urges for more battery recycling
Apparently, a quarter of us are unaware batteries can be recycled resulting in a staggering 10,000 tons of batteries ending up in landfill each year. Once there they can leak toxic chemicals which can contaminate the environment. Our reporter Tom Hill spoke to Chartered Chemist and Environmentalist David Reynolds to find out just how bad the problem is.
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David Reynolds

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Sue Dougan

Lindsay Judge, senior policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation explains the exploitation of agency workers

Sue Dougan
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Lindsay Judge, senior policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation explains the exploitation of agency workers
Apparently, Britain's agency workers underpaid and exploited. That's according to a think tank probe, which found agency workers are earning hundreds of pounds a year less than employees doing the same job. Half of all agency workers say they work on a permanent basis and three-quarters work full-time. The report says agency workers will rise to one million by 2020 if current growth trends continue. Joining Sue Dougan was the author of the report - Lindsay Judge, senior policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
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Lindsay Judge

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Sue Dougan

Helena Wiltshire, head of public relation for Save The Children discusses spending too much time on social media

Sue Dougan
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Share Radio Morning

Helena Wiltshire, head of public relation for Save The Children discusses spending too much time on social media
New study suggests we will spend around 1.9 billion minutes on the internet on Christmas Day. Findings from the charity, Save The Children also shows over half of us are more likely to send texts to friends or family than Christmas Cards. But how much social media time is actually over the top? To discuss this further, Sue Dougan was joined by Helena Wiltshire, head of public relation for Save The Children.
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Helena Wiltshire

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Sue Dougan

Nick Hill from Independent Money Advice Service on cutting Christmas costs

Sue Dougan
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Share Radio Morning

Nick Hill from Independent Money Advice Service on cutting Christmas costs
The mince pies and Panettone are already in the supermarkets and that can only mean one thing, Christmas is edging closer. But as exciting as it is, paying for the big day can be hard on the pound in our pocket. Nick Hill from independent Money Advice Service is joins Sue Dougan to give us tips on how to keep our personal finances in order.
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Nick Hill

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