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Jack Sommers from the Huffington Post discusses John Bercow’s Trump comments

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Jack Sommers from the Huffington Post discusses John Bercow’s Trump comments
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.
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Jack Sommers


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Share’s Juliette Foster on the latest market headlines

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Share’s Juliette Foster on the latest market headlines
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.
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Juliette Foster


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This is Money: Good news or bad news?

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This is Money

This is Money: Good news or bad news?
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.
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Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce


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Author Jerry Rhodes explains the science behind our imagination

Georgie Frost
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Author Jerry Rhodes explains the science behind our imagination
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.
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Jerry Rhodes


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Jackie Leiper from the Centre for the Modern Family on the cost of self-employment

Georgie Frost
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Jackie Leiper from the Centre for the Modern Family on the cost of self-employment
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.
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Jackie Leiper


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Head of Marketing and Communications at Time to Change Joanna Kowalski discusses Time to Talk Day

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Head of Marketing and Communications at Time to Change Joanna Kowalski discusses Time to Talk Day
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.
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Joanna Kowalski


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Kevin White, Head of UK Financial at De Vere on The News Review 02/02/17

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Kevin White, Head of UK Financial at De Vere on The News Review 02/02/17
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.
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Kevin White


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Josh Lowe, Reporter at Newsweek on the Article 50 parliamentary consent

Georgie Frost
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Josh Lowe, Reporter at Newsweek on the Article 50 parliamentary consent
Now it's time to review some of the biggest political stories. Georgie Frost joined by Josh Lowe, Reporter at Newsweek. Let’s start with the vote in the House of Commons last night. MPs voted in favour of a bill giving consent to government to leave the EU.
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Josh Lowe


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Share’s Juliette Foster on the latest market headlines

Georgie Frost
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Share Radio Morning

Share’s Juliette Foster on the latest market headlines
Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. Vodafone has released a quarter trading update. And Royal Dutch Shell has released results this morning so what does it suggest about the commodities sector? Plus Reckitt Benckiser, the consumer goods giant behind Dettol and Nurofen, has announced they are in advanced takeover negotiations.
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Juliette Foster


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Rashid Ahmad, founder of touchtennis explains how he came up with the invention of a new sport

Georgie Frost
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Rashid Ahmad, founder of touchtennis explains how he came up with the invention of a new sport
What do you do if you love a sport, want to play with your young daughter but don't have a tennis court size back garden? Naturally you start up your own version of the game. That's exactly what Rashid Ahmad did. In the last 15 years touchtennis has become one of the fastest growing pro raquet sports - with players around the world, and coverage on major outlets such as Sky Sports. So ahead of the sports first touchtennis masters event of the year in Portsmouth this weekend, Rashid joined Georgie in the studio to discuss more.
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Rashid Ahmad


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