Podcasts from Consuming Issues related to Economics

Joining Georgie Frost today on the Consuming Issues News Review, Simon Healy Managing director of savings Aldermore Bank. Top on the agenda, BT rise in profits, New Day closure, the stamp-duty rise for buy-to-let landlords. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio

Share Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Sue Dougan in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today: Liberty House plans to submit a formal bid to buy Tata Steel's UK assets; There's a warning the so-called "bank of mum and dad" is being stretched to the brink; The charity Age UK is calling for banks to create age-friendly branches for less digitally aware older people; and finally, pregnant women and new mothers are said to be suffering increasing levels of unfair treatment at work.

Share’s Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Georgie to discuss the news of the day…Top on the agenda, consumers’ confidence, rents, new homes, RBS. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio

It's time once again for This is Money. Editor Simon Lambert and personal finance editor Rachel Rickard-Strauss join Georgie in the studio to discuss the biggest stories they've been looking at this week. On our show today; What has gone so wrong for BHS and Austin Reed? And one year on from its record high, the UK’s headline FTSE 100 Index has fallen by around 10%...What happened? All this and more on This is Money, presented in partnership with NS&I.

We all know weddings can cost a packet for the couple tying the knot, but did you know that on average it costs the guests even more? That's according to research by Hitched.co.uk. The average amount of money spent on a wedding -from sending out the invitations to jetting off on the honeymoon- is a staggering £36,000. Caroline Hendry, editor of Hitched.co.uk, joins Georgie Frost

Joining Georgie Frost today on the Consuming Issues News Review, Deborah Hargreaves, founder of the High Pay Centre. Top on the agenda, BHS crisis, state pension, US interest rates and Facebook. Consuming Issues goes out with Georgie Frost every day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio

Britain’s high streets has suffered some major blows and so have the employees - the collapse of Austin Reed puts a further 1,000 retail jobs at risk, on top of the 11,000 under threat at BHS. So, where does this leave workers? Georgie speaks to our regular expert on employment law - Beverley Sunderland from Crossland Employment Solicitors

With the ever-rising cost of house prices, more of us are renting and for longer. So, what’s the best advice for renters? Plus, holidays and travel insurance…What are the best deals out there? Georgie speaks to Sam McFaul from Money Saving Expert

Share’s Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Georgie to discuss the news of the day…from supermarkets misleading special offers to credit cards, GDP growth slowdown, Apple, Twitter and young adults costs

Today the founders of Money Fight Club -Lindsay Cook and Anne Caborn- talk about home improvements…as we are increasingly eschewing DIY in favour of DIFM (Do It For Me) - what are the traps we should be looking out for? Plus, they answer the question… what are the benefits of going cashless? Also, they take a look at the new EU ruling on copyright and what it means for the UK replica market