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Morning Money: Could moving civil servants out of London turbo-charge devolution?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Could moving civil servants out of London turbo-charge devolution?
A thinktank has claimed that moving 25,000 civil servants out of London would turbo charge devolution. Policy Exchange say that a more productive and innovative public sector will only be achieved if the new government ends the outdated Sir Humphrey model of Government and puts local people in control. To explain the concept, Steve Clarke (filling in for Nigel Cassidy) and Louise Cooper were joined by Damian Hind, Economic & Social Policy Research Fellow and author of the new Policy Exchange report, 'Delivering Differently'.
Guests:

Steve Clarke, Louise Cooper, Damian Hind


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Morning Money: Eitan Boyd of Stride Gaming on its acquisitions and the consolidation seen in the gaming industry

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Eitan Boyd of Stride Gaming on its acquisitions and the consolidation seen in the gaming industry
Stride Gaming PLC, the multi-branded online gaming operator, announced that it has conditionally agreed to acquire certain assets of Tarco Limited, the entire issued share capital of Netboost Media Limited, and the entire issued share capital of 8Ball Games Limited. This will make Stride Gaming the fourth largest online bingo operator in the UK. Eitan Boyd, CEO of Stride Gaming joined the Morning Money team to discuss further.
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Eitan Boyd


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Morning Money: What’s going on in the mortgage market?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: What’s going on in the mortgage market?
The number of house loans approved by the British Banker’s Association fell more than expected last month. So with more official mortgage approvals data due out, what can we expect and how's it affecting the mortgage market? Ray Boulger, mortgage expert from the independent mortgage specialists John Charcol, explained.
Guests:

Sara Sjölin, Ray Boulger


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Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Is employee negligence the biggest cyber threat to companies?
IBM has created a new app to determine whether or not a company's systems have been compromised by cybercriminals. But industry experts say the real threat to companies' cybersecurity is simply worker negligence. Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security providers Digital Pathways, explained the biggest worries for companies.
Guests:

Robert Van Egghen, Colin Tankard


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Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are on the rise, so the debate in central banks is how to tackle digital money. Central banks certainly could enter this market, but would it be the right thing to do? Matt Cox has been hearing from monetary innovation specialist, Garrick Hileman.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Garrick Hileman


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Morning Money: More gloom for the economy as retail sales plunge

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: More gloom for the economy as retail sales plunge
Retail sales volumes have declined more rapidly in July than at any time in the last four years, according to a survey by the CBI. The British Retail Consortium said jobs were being shed in the months leading up to the referendum. To analyse the findings of the survey, Richard Perks, Retail Analyst at Mintel, joined Nigel Cassidy and Paul Sedgwick.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, Richard Perks


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Morning Money: The state of the UK economy, one month on from the Brexit vote

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: The state of the UK economy, one month on from the Brexit vote
It’s a month since the UK voted to leave the EU, and data from the Markit PMI shows that the UK business economy has sunk to its lowest level since April 2009. But what should we make of this? Joe Aldridge has been hearing from Scott Bowman, UK Economist at Capital Economics.
Guests:

Joe Aldridge, Scott Bowman


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Morning Money: Public First's James Frayne discusses a new industrial strategy post-Brexit

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Public First's James Frayne discusses a new industrial strategy post-Brexit
A string of possible business projects, including the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, will need to be decided on by new Government Ministers, as Brexit opens up new policy options, including a possible industrial strategy. But what will it look like? James Frayne, a former senior civil servant in government, discussed on Share Radio.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, James Frayne


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Morning Money: INEOS Director Tom Crotty discusses the company’s move back to the UK and its Shale Gas operations post-Brexit

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: INEOS Director Tom Crotty discusses the company’s move back to the UK and its Shale Gas operations post-Brexit
Share Radio’s Nigel Cassidy catches up with INEOS Group director Tom Crotty about the state of INEOS' operations in the UK at present and the prospects going forwards in the wake of Brexit.
Guest:

Tom Crotty


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Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Cybercrime is bigger than any other type of traditional crime - so how can businesses protect themselves?
The ONS has released its latest data on cybercrime, showing that there have been more than 5.8 million incidents in the last 12 months. One in ten adults have been a victim in the past year, and it's expected that the crime rate is set to double. So whats the impact of such crimes on businesses? Joe Aldridge found out from Charlie McMurdie, Senior Cybercrime Advisor at PwC.
Guests:

Joe Aldridge, Charlie McMurdie


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