Podcasts from Consuming Issues related to Economics

It's time for our weekly slot with Money Saving Expert. This week, Sam McFaul tells us about new tricks to find those hidden gems while making the most of your savings, what to do if you forget to book travel insurance and gives us a round-up of the best deals and discounts Money Saving Expert have found this week.

On this week's episode, Moira O'Neill and Tom Wilson join Georgie Frost in the studio. On the agenda, HSBC Has launched the UK's first Sub-1% fixed-rate mortgage. Then, most Brits who've bought their first home are not saving enough to get a second property. And, Insurance providers evaluate your driving history and status, and assign a risk value reflected in the premiums you pay. Plus, people in their 40s are working later into their life than ever before leaving a strain on pension.

Share Radio's senior analyst, Ed Bowsher, joins Georgie Frost in the studio today to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, The My Local convenience store chain is being put into administration, UK retail workers are so stressed about their personal finances, Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting another 900 jobs, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.

As many as 28 million people in Britain are living with chronic pain according to research. A study published in the OMJ Open journal suggests 43 per cent of adults have endured pain that has lasted for more than three months. It also warns that as the population gets older, the problem is also likely to become more widespread. Beverley Sunderland, from Crosslands Solicitors, joins Georgie to discuss further.

It's time for another session with Money Fight Club! This week, Georgie Frost is sparring with financial heavyweights Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn on whether the housing market is spiralling out of control, or even broken. We also find out if we have become a nation of gamblers, and they enter the ring with modern day practises of debt collectors.

In our weekly technology section, Sophie Deen, founder of Bright Little Lab, joins Georgie in the studio, to discuss the biggest tech stories around. On the agenda, MPs have recommended that companies should be fined if they fail to guard against cyber-attacks, and home Wi-Fi will apparently get even better with the launch of the new BT Smart Hub, plus UberEATS is being tested in the centre of the capital, while Ministers want to increase the fixed penalty for mobile phone use from £100 to £150 as part of a crackdown on dangerous driving.

Hannah Maundrell, Editor in Chief and Head of Content at Money.co.uk, joins Georgie Frost in the studio today to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, train strikes affecting both ends of the UK, Lidl has signed up to the National Farmers' Union's "fruit and veg pledge, Banks and charities are being urged to take more responsibility for vulnerable people who fall victim to scams, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.

Your energy bills could be too high because the energy meter itself is faulty. New research shows that you could be charged up to £140 to get your meter tested. But some energy companies charge nothing at all. The website SavvyWoman.co.uk contacted eight of the major energy suppliers to find out what their costs and charges were and it found that while some suppliers charged nothing at all, others charged over £100. Sarah Pennells, founder and editor of SavvyWoman.co.uk, joined Sue Dougan in the studio.

Sara Benwell, digital editor of Pensions Insight and Engaged Investor, joins Sue Dougan in the studio today to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, the CMA to publish its findings on energy companies, British companies are spending 20 times more on pension contributions for older workers than younger staff, 5 percent of us are now buying something on our phones every day, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.

Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher, joins Sarah Pennells in the studio today to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, we look at why retail sales and fuel prices have risen, we analyse John Lewis's new a luxury women’s wear label called Modern Rarity, Lloyds Bank has won a major court battle against bondholders that could save it up to £1bn, plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.