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Morning Money: What's next for the BBC? Maurice Smith on the BBC White Paper.

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Morning Money: What's next for the BBC? Maurice Smith on the BBC White Paper.
In a new report published today on the BBC White Paper the Culture, Media and Sport Committee welcomes the decision to abolish the BBC Trust and establish a unitary Board, to consolidate regulation of the BBC in Ofcom and to enhance the role of the National Audit Office in overseeing the BBC accounts. Maurice Smith, Share Radio's correspondent in Scotland and contributor to the book "The BBC Today: Future Uncertain" discusses the challenges facing the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation.
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Chris Bailey, Maurice Smith

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Morning Money: Can the Government help solve the housing crisis by giving local authorities more power over planning fees?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Can the Government help solve the housing crisis by giving local authorities more power over planning fees?
The House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs has concluded in a report that the Government should allow local authorities to set and vary planning fees in accordance with the needs of their local area to incentivise private sector housebuilders. John Wriglesworth, Consultant Researcher for Jackson-Stops & Staff joined the Morning Money team to discuss further.
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Chris Bailey, John Wriglesworth

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What's next for BT after the damning Culture, Media and Sport Committee report?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: What's next for BT after the damning Culture, Media and Sport Committee report?
British Telecom is significantly under investing in its Openreach division by hundreds of millions of pounds - according to a new report by MPs. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee says the quality of its broadband service "remains poor". Their report warns if there's no improvement, they support separating Openreach from BT. Share Radio spoke to Dave Millett, Managing Director of telecoms broker Equinox to find out more.
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Chris Bailey, Dave Millett

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Morning Money: Teacher’s strikes begin – but why is it happening?

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Morning Money: Teacher’s strikes begin – but why is it happening?
Members of the National Union of Teachers across England are to strike over pay and working conditions. There's also a level of uncertainty surrounding the potential effects of post-Brexit Britain on the education system. Matt Cox spoke to Jerry Glazier, a member of the National Union of Teachers Executives, who explained the motivations behind the strike.
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Matt Cox, Jerry Glazier

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Morning Money: What’s the best way to maximise economic freedom whatever the outcome of the referendum?

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Morning Money: What’s the best way to maximise economic freedom whatever the outcome of the referendum?
With the results of the forthcoming EU referendum seemingly on a knife-edge, the Institute of Economic Affairs has published a report outlining the best way to maximise economic freedom whatever the outcome. Ryan Bourne, Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, spoke about this further.
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Chris Bailey, Ryan Bourne

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Morning Money: Trade unions and the European Union

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money: Trade unions and the European Union
John Edmonds, Chair of the Trade Union Forum Management Committee, looked ahead to History & Policy's Trade Union Forum on 'Trade Unions and the European Union'. Ahead of the EU referendum, the Trade Union Forum explores the roles that trade unions have had in previous EU public debates.
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Chris Bailey, John Edmonds

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Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance

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Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance
Ahead of an international corruption summit being hosted by David Cameron in London this week, the Head of Campaigns at ActionAid UK, Murray Worthy, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey. ActionAid has been campaigning for the reform of global tax rules to tackle tax dodging in the world's poorest countries.
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Chris Bailey, Murray Worthy

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Morning Money: Will business issues loom large ahead of the upcoming Mayor of London election?

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Morning Money: Will business issues loom large ahead of the upcoming Mayor of London election?
On May 5th, Londoners will go to the polls to choose a new Mayor of London. It's the fifth such vote, and it matters to business just who is elected. But will business issues loom large in the last days of what's been a rather lacklustre campaign? To find out, Share Radio Morning Money's Nigel Cassidy spoke to Chris Curtis, from YouGov.
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Nigel Cassidy, Chris Curtis

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Morning Money: BHS, Junior Doctors and children migrants discussed by the Huffington Post's Jack Sommers

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Morning Money: BHS, Junior Doctors and children migrants discussed by the Huffington Post's Jack Sommers
As the pensions regulator launches an investigation into the collapse of BHS, which has a £571 million hole in its pension fund, The Huffington Post’s Jack Sommers talks about whether this will become a political issue. Jack also discusses the Junior Doctors strike and the MP vote against the attempt to force the government to allow 3000 unaccompanied child refugees into the UK from Europe.
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Chris Bailey, Jack Sommers

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Morning Money: Brexit - George Osborne's latest predictions are proving divisive

Sarah Lowther
Morning Money: Brexit - George Osborne's latest predictions are proving divisive
The Treasury's forecasts that UK households will be £4,300 worse off a year by 2030 if we leave the European Union. The predictions were slammed by eurosceptics yesterday, with MPs calling the chancellor’s report pathetic and desperate. Jeremy Cook - chief economist at WorldFfirst talks to Sarah Lowther
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Jeremy Cook

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